(Grenergy, 11.Jan.2021) — Grenergy Renovables S.A., with Natixis as Sole Lead Arranger, Hedge Provider, LC Issuing Bank and Administrative Agent, have successfully closed senior secured […]
Category: Chile
Sungrow Shipments To The Americas Cross 10 GW
(Sungrow, 4.Jan.2021) — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced recently that its cumulative shipments in the Americas hit a significant milestone […]
Chile Names Jobet New Bi-Minister Of Energy
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Dec.2020) — Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera Echenique named Juan Carlos Jobet as the bi-minister of the South American country’s energy ministry. Jobet […]
Argentina And Chile Briefs: IMF Debt, Pension Reform
(Energy Analytics Institute, 11.Nov.2020) — Briefs on Argentina and Chile related to IMF officials in Argentina to renegotiate around $44bn in debt and tensions rise […]
Valmet Deploys Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses At CMPC Plant
(Vuzix, 29.Oct.2020) — Vuzix® Corporation, a supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, announced that Valmet, a leading global developer and […]
Sungrow Crosses 1 GW Of PV Inverter Shipment In Chile
(Sungrow, 28.Oct.2020) — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the Company hit 1 GW PV inverter cumulative shipment to Chile […]
Highview Power And Enlasa To Develop Storage Projects
(Highview Power, 25.Oct.2020) — Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, entered into a joint venture agreement with Energía Latina S.A.-Enlasa, […]
Bolivia General Election On The Horizon
(Energy Analytics Institute, 15.Oct.2020) — Populist leaders appear to be on the rise again and elections on the horizon in Latin America from Bolivia to […]
Enel And AME Announce Pilot Green Project
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Oct.2020) — Enel Green Power Chile (EGP), a subsidiary of Enel Chile, together with AME and possible partners such as Enap, Siemens […]
ENAP To Move Forward With Wind Park
(Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Sep.2020) — Chile’s state oil and gas entity ENAP plans to start up a wind park located in Cabo Negro, the company […]
Empresa Eléctrica Angamos SpA Announces Early Tender
(Angamos, 22.Sep.2020) — Empresa Eléctrica Angamos SpA announced early tender results of its offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 4.875% […]
Copec Voltex Selects Driivz For Charging Infrastructure
(Copec, 8.Sep.2020) — Copec Voltex, a subsidiary of Copec S.A., a leading energy and mobility company and one of the most trusted brands throughout Latin […]
SQM Reports 2Q 2020 Earnings
(SQM, 19.Aug.2020) — Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, S.A. reported earnings today for the six months ended June 30, 2020 of US$95.8 million (US$0.36 […]
SQM To Hold Conference Call
(SQM, 19.Aug.2020) — SQM will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, 20 August 2020, at 12:00pm ET (12:00pm Chile time). Webcast […]
EnergyQuest’s 1st Australian LNG Shipment To Chile
(EnergyQuest, 19.Aug.2020) — Australia has just shipped its first LNG cargo to Chile. The cargo is from the Shell-operated QCLNG project at Gladstone in Queensland. […]
AES Gener To Speed Up Payments For Two PPAs
(AES Corp., 10.Aug.2020) — AES Corporation’s subsidiary, AES Gener, reached an agreement for the early termination of two tolling agreements (Power Purchase Agreements, PPAs) with […]
AES And 5B Pushing Solar Energy Transition
(AES, 30.Jul.2020) — The AES Corporation has made a strategic investment in 5B, a solar technology innovator based in Sydney, Australia. 5B’s revolutionary Maverick design […]
JinkoSolar To Supply 126 MW Modules For Chilean Project
(JinkoSolar, 6.Jul.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced it will supply 126 MW of solar modules for the expansion of an existing 160 MW solar […]
Sempra Energy Advances North American Strategy
(Sempra, 30.Jun.2020) — Sempra Energy completed its business exit from South America, following the recently announced sale of its Chilean businesses, which generated approximately $2.23 […]
Santiago Upgrades Transport With 355 Scania Buses
(Scania, 25.Jun.2020) — Scania has started the delivery of 355 Euro 6 buses for Santiago de Chile’s public transport system. Deliveries to the operator Express […]
JinkoSolar To Supply 60.9 MW To Hybrid Plant In Chile
(JinkoSolar, 22.Jun.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that it will […]
Sempra Eyes Closing Of Sale Of Chilquinta Energía
(Sempra, 9.Jun.2020) — Sempra Energy and State Grid International Development Limited (SGID) have jointly announced today that both companies remain firmly committed to completing the […]
Chilean Power Projects And Coronavirus: Fitch
(Fitch Ratings, 27.May.2020) — The economic contraction due to the coronavirus exacerbates the negative revenue effect of the rate freeze in place on Chilean power […]
SQM Reports 1Q:20 Earnings
(SQM, 19.May.2020) — Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. reported earnings today for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of US$45.0 million (US$0.17 […]
Enel Chile Reports Filing Of The 2019 Annual Report
(Enel Chile, 30.Apr.2020) — Enel Chile, announced its 2019 Annual Report on Form 20-F has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission […]
Methanex Cut Production In Trinidad And Chile
(Methanex, 16.Mar.2020) — Methanex Corporation has idled its Titan plant in Trinidad effective today and will idle its Chile IV plant effective April 1, 2020. […]
Atlas Renewable, DNB Markets Issue Solar PV Bond
(Atlas, 3.Mar.2020) — Atlas Renewable Energy, and DNB Markets announced the issuance of a $253m US private placement (“USPP”) in Green Bond format. The notes […]
Colbún Reports Expiration Date Of Tender Offer
(Colbún, 27.Feb.2020) — Colbún, S.A., a publicly traded stock corporation (sociedad anónima abierta) organized under the laws of the Republic of Chile (the “Company”), announced […]
Canadian Solar Acquires 47.5 MWp Portfolio In Chile
(Canadian Solar, 6.Feb.2020) — Canadian Solar Inc. announced the acquisition of a 47.5 MWp portfolio of solar projects under development in Chile. These projects will […]
ENAP Magallanes Drilled 35 Wells In 2019
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 20.Jan.2020) — During 2019 ENAP’s Magallanes division drilled 35 new wells, most of them in Tierra del Fuego. Based on […]
S&P Releases 2020 Energy Outlook
(S&P Global Platts, 11.Dec.2019) — Analysts at S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information, analysis and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy […]
Chile LNG Imports Slump As Argentina Pumps More Gas
(Argus, 6.Dec.2019) — Chilean imports of liquefied natural gas have fallen to their lowest level in at least three years as the South American country […]
UN Secretary Chief Guterres: “Point Of No-Return Hurtling Towards Us”
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 1.Dec.2019) — UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the media in a press briefing one day ahead of the COP25 2019 […]
ENAP Maritime Terminal Certified By Navy
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Nov.2019) — The marine terminal related to ENAP’s Bío Bío Refinery, located in the port of San Vicente in the […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Fuel Shortage Contingencies, Morales Vows Return
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 18.Nov.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia preparing emergency plan to import fuels, Evo Morales […]
BHP To Replace Coal With Renewables In Chile
(The Guardian, 22.Oct.2019) — Mining giant says contracts will cut energy prices by 20% and save 3m tonnes of carbon The mining giant BHP has […]
Enel Says Chile Ops Not Affected By Unrest
(Reuters, 21.Oct.2019) — Italy’s biggest utility Enel said on Monday its business in Chile had not been impacted by the unrest which has hit the […]
BHP Switches to Green Power in Chile
(Reuters, Barbara Lewis, 20.Oct.2019) — BHP, the world’s biggest miner, said on Monday it had signed four renewable energy contracts to supply all of its […]
Sempra Divests Of Chilquinta Energía In Chile
(Sempra, 14.Oct.2019) — Sempra Energy entered into an agreement to sell its equity interests in its Chilean businesses, including its 100% stake in Chilquinta Energía […]
Reden And Natixis Close PMGD Solar PV Projects Financing In Chile
(Reden, 8.Oct.2019) — Reden Investments Chile SpA (“Reden Solar Chile”) and Natixis have successfully closed senior facilities totaling US$96.4 million for the up-to-100MW portfolio of […]
Exec Suite: Chile’s Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet
(Chile’s Energy Ministry, 10.Sep.2019) — Jobet holds a degree in Commercial Engineering from the Universidad Católica and a master’s degree in Business Administration and another […]
Piñera Presents COP 25 Chile Citizens’ Agenda
(Chile Energy Ministry, 2.Sep.2019) — President Piñera presents the COP 25 Chile citizens’ agenda: “Chile is calling on everyone to fight together to prevent climate […]
SQM To Hold Investor Day In New York
(SQM, 26.Aug.2019) — SQM will hold an Investor Day in New York on September 10, 2019. Ricardo Ramos, Pablo Altimiras and Gerardo Illanes will present. […]
Argentina, Chile Ink Emergency Energy Deal
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2019) — Argentina’s Energy Secretariat Gustavo Lopetegui held meetings with his Chilean counterpart Juan Carlos Jobet to sign an Emergency […]
Argentina NatGas Exports Reach 5.9 MMcm/d In 1H:19
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.Aug.2019) — Argentina shipped an average 5.9 million cubic meters per day (MMcm/d) of natural gas to Chile, Brazil and […]
SQM Reports 2Q:19 Earnings
(SQM, 21.Aug.2019) — SQM reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 of US$150.7 million. Highlights — SQM reported net income for […]
Argentina Inks NatGas Export Deal With Chile
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 21.Aug.2019) — Argentina and Chile signed an agreement for the export of natural gas from the former to the latter. […]
SQM To Hold 2Q:19 Conference Call
(SQM, 21.Aug.2019) — SQM will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Thursday, August 22, at 12:00pm ET (12:00pm Chile time). Participant Dial-In […]
Codelco Sells 37% Stake In Natgas Plant For $193.5mn
(Reuters, 6.Aug.2019) — Chile’s Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, said on Tuesday it sold its stake in the GNL Mejillones natural gas plant […]
LatAmNRG Briefs and Heard On the Street: Guyana, Venezuela, Chile, Peru
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin and Piero Stewart, 2.Aug.2019) — LatAmNRG briefs and heard on the street related to Sempra Energy’s divestments in South America, […]