Electric Power: The week in 10 stories
Argentine state oil company YPF unveiled its new power unit YPF Luz, in which the firm plans to invest some US$3bn over the next five years.
BOLIVIA
State power company Ende launched bidding to build components of the 280MW Ivirizu hydroelectric project in Cochabamba department.
BRAZIL
Federal development bank BNDES will allow individuals to request financing to invest in solar power systems and equipment.
Enel plans to invest US$900min in Brazil's Eletropaulo between 2019 and 2021, the Italian firm's country manager Carlo Zorzoli said on a conference call following the acquisition of the Brazilian distribution company on Tuesday.
COLOMBIA
Communities surrounding the US$4bn Ituango hydroelectric project remained on high alert as rain and the prospect of further landslides bring the risk of widespread flooding.
The government stepped up efforts to reinforce power dispatch in the Caribbean departments of Atlántico, Bolívar, Guajira and Sucre.
PERU
The national energy matrix has undergone a significant shift this year, with the startup of solar parks Rubí (145MW, pictured) and Intipampa (44.5MW), which almost doubled the nation's installed capacity from the NCRE.
EL SALVADOR
Local power distributor Delsur will publish draft terms this month for a distributed generation call to supply 20MW solar photovoltaic and 8MW biogas.
PUERTO RICO
The government started requesting market feedback from parties interested in participating in any potential transaction as part of plans to transform and modernize the power sector.
REGIONAL
Latin America's solar and wind power sectors will ride out market shocks to overtake conventional energy in the long term, the head of Chile-based renewables startup Atlas told BNamericas.
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Public engagement on tap for Peru wind projects totaling 800MW
Meanwhile, the developer of a proposed 600MW wind farm secures occupancy easement to advance studies.
Power supply call begins in Peru to procure nearly 300MW
The electricity will help cover regulated demand in 2027-30.
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