Chile leads Latin America to rich renewable future
|Tags: Central & South America, Clean Energy Investments in renewable energy in Latin America have increased 11-fold since 2004, which is nearly double the global rate, according to a 2016 report by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Chile, Mexico and Brazil are now among the top 10 renewable energy...
Latin America on the verge of a solar boom
|Tags: Central & South America, Solar Latin America is making its mark on the global solar map. In 2010, the region barely had a solar market to speak of, but in 2021, it’s projected to have more than 40 gigawatts of installed solar capacity, according to the latest edition of GTM Research’s Latin...
Argentina commits to expanding wind, solar
|Tags: Central & South America, Clean Energy, Solar, Wind The Argentine government is preparing to boost the number of contracts it awards to build renewable power projects, bringing the country’s total investment in such projects to $4 billion. The plans announced by the government call for awarding contracts to...
Record low solar price set at Chilean auction
|Tags: Central & South America, Financing & Economics, Solar The bar on solar pricing has dropped even further following bids submitted at an energy auction in Chile. The bid to provide a slice of Chile’s power at 2.91 cents per kilowatt-hour, which was submitted by Spanish energy firm SolarPack, set a new record-low for...