Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has authorised Casa dos Ventos to operate new wind and solar farms in the northeast region of Brazil.
The Mexican Government has released its latest energy assessment, in which it states an expectation that nearly 70 per cent of all new installed capacity between 2025 and 2030 will come from renewables.
Acciona Energia has announced it will add a 1 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) to the 238 MW Malgarida solar power plant in the Atacama Desert in Chile.
The power market analytics firm Aurora Energy has published a report stating that 18 GW of renewable energy plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be commissioned in Mexico by 2030, with costs falling and electricity demand rising.
Caribbean Transmission Development Company (CTDC) and Siemens Energy will collaborate on the Hostos Interconnection Project, which includes a submarine interconnection between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Casa dos Ventos, one of Brazil’s largest renewable energy developers, mostly known for wind power projects, is adding over 1.5 GW of new solar capacity across four projects to its portfolio.
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has signed an agreement with Blair Athol Power Company Limited (BAPCL) for the construction of a 15 MW solar power plant in Buena Vista, Corozal District, Belize.
Puerto Rico suffered an island-wide blackout on 16 April, leaving all 1.4 million electricity consumers without power at one point.
Repsol has officially started electricity production at the 364 MW Antofagasta Phase 1, Repsol’s largest wind project to date and one of Chile’s biggest renewable installations.
Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that a prolonged blackout on 10 April was caused by a problem at the diesel-fired Kingston Power Station.