(Repsol, 27.Apr.2022) — Repsol started producing electricity at its first photovoltaic plant in the United States, called Jicarilla 2, in the state of New Mexico. The facility, located on Jicarilla Apache Nation lands in Rio Arriba County, has a total installed capacity of 62.5 megawatts (MW). Jicarilla 2 will be able […]
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Ivan Duque Officially Opens Trina Solar Plant
(Trina, 27.Jan.2021) — The second phase of the Los Llanos photovoltaic power plant project developed and managed by Trina Solar in Colombia has been connected to the grid and the start of its commercial operations officially declared. The President of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, cut the ribbon at the delivery […]
LONGi Inaugurates 191MW Pachamama PV Power Plant
(LONGi Solar, 25.Feb.2020) — Invested by French solar energy firm Neoen, the Pachamama photovoltaic power plant, located in the state of Aguascalientes in central Mexico, has a total installed capacity of 375MW, of which 191MW is deployed by LONGi. The plant was completed and handed over to Neoen in January 2020. […]
Ecuador Inaugurates Galapagos Photovoltaic Plant
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Nov.2019) — An energy storage system comprised of batteries of 2.2 megawatt hours was inaugurated on 21 Nov. 2019 on the island of San Cristobal, province of Galapagos. Construction of the new 1-megawatt photovoltaic power plant will cost an estimated $5.8 million, Ecuador’s Ministry of […]
Norway To Fund 30 MW Of Solar-Plus-Storage In Guyana
(Renewables Now, 10.Jun.2019) — Norway, through its ministry of climate, has approved the transfer of funds for the construction of 30 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) farms with energy storage in Guyana. According to the Guyanese department of public information, Norway will release GYD 16 billion (USD 77m/EUR 68m) to […]
Chile To Inaugurate 108 MW S4 Solar Photovoltaic Park In Coming Months
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 22.May.2019) — Chile will inaugurate the 108-megawatt S4 Solar Chile photovoltaic park (former Huatacondo) in coming months, Chile’s Energy Minister Susana Jiménez Schuster announced 22 May in a social media post. The investment in the park will reach $150 million when completed, Jiménez said via […]
OPDEnergy To Build Solar Photovoltaic Plants In Spain, Chile And Mexico
(OPDEnergy, 30.Nov.2018) — The multinational corporation OPDEnergy – specializing in the production of energy assets and in the management of all related phases (development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance) – will build 500 MW distributed in various photovoltaic solar projects located in Spain, Chile and Mexico next year. The investment […]
LatAm’s Solar Park Turns Mexican Desert Green
(AFP, 18.Jul.2018) – Driving through the endless dunes and cacti of the Chihuahuan desert in northern Mexico, a shimmering blue field suddenly appears on the horizon — not a mirage, but the largest solar park in Latin America. This silent stretch of sand in the state of Coahuila is the […]
Barbados: A $3 Billion Exercise
(Barbados Today, Marlon Madden, 17.Jul.2018) – It will require an estimated $3 billion worth of investment in a diverse set of renewable energy sources if Barbados is to achieve its goal of 100 per cent renewable energy usage by 2030. At the same time, officials are predicting that the island […]