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Chile’s latest power auction decided by razor-thin margins Aurora Energy Research says narrow margins in Chile’s latest regulated electricity auction meant small changes in bid conditions could have altered the outcome. A 0.7% reduction in competing bids could have displaced sole winner Enel Generación Chile.
Luis Ini
Sep 09, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Argentina’s C&I distributed solar growth accelerates Commercial and industrial distributed generation capacity in Argentina reached 132.1 MW in July, more than doubling from 65.6 MW a year earlier. The segment accounts for nearly 80% of the country’s 165.5 MW of capacity registered under the national distributed generation scheme.
Luis Ini
Sep 09, 2026
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Research & Development
Study reveals high-altitude limitations in solar irradiance models Researchers have identified altitude-dependent discrepancies in models used to estimate direct and diffuse irradiance from GHI data in southern Peru. The findings could help improve PV yield assessments in high-altitude Andean regions.
Luis Ini
Sep 04, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Wood Mackenzie raises Latin America storage forecast to 34 GW by 2035 Wood Mackenzie forecasts Latin America’s energy storage capacity to surge from 2.5 GW in 2025 to 34 GW by 2035, driven by renewable curtailment, grid constraints, auctions, and supportive policies. Chile leads deployment, while Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic are scaling up, though unclear revenue models, financing constraints, and regulatory gaps remain key barriers.
Luis Ini
Aug 28, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Canada’s solar sector sees growing momentum across differing provincial markets While Canada’s provinces and territories continue to prioritise solar to different degrees, US tariff uncertainty is reinforcing national-level plans to invest in renewables and more integrated energy infrastructure.
Patrick Jowett
Aug 28, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Despite record U.S. heat in July, North American irradiance remains near average In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that, despite record-breaking U.S. heat, North America’s net solar irradiance in July 2026 remained near the long-term average, with 75% of the continent within 5% of normal. Wildfire smoke in the Pacific Northwest and isolated heavy rainfall in Texas and the Northeast suppressed solar resources, offsetting otherwise stronger-than-average conditions.
Solcast
Aug 21, 2026
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Markets & Policy
AES Andes inaugurates 510 MW solar-plus-storage complex in Chile The now completed complex, located in the Antofagasta region, comprises various phases developed since 2016 and represents a cumulative investment of over $1.3 billion.
Luis Ini
Aug 18, 2026
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Markets & Policy
El Salvador launches regulatory framework for solar self-consumption El Salvador has begun implementing its new renewable self-consumption framework, opening procedures for providers and solar PV installations. The regime introduces tax incentives, grid compensation for surplus generation, and provisions for energy storage and distributed self-consumption.
Luis Ini
Aug 17, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Partial U.S. eclipse produced similar daily solar energy losses to higher-obscuration European locations In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that the Aug. 12 solar eclipse caused highly variable irradiance losses across Europe and North America, shaped by obscuration, cloud cover, and the timing of the eclipse. However, eclipse-related power-market impacts varied much more, showing that irradiance loss or obscuration alone is not a reliable predictor of electricity-price effects.
Solcast
Aug 14, 2026