Electric Power: The week in 10 stories
ARGENTINA
Argentine state oil company YPF has agreed to sell 24.99% of its electric energy division to GE, and use the proceeds to finance expansion into the generation segment.
BRAZIL
Brazil's Eletrobras approved the sale of six of its electric power distributors, the state-run power firm reported. The distributors in question are Amazonas Energia, Boa Vista Energia, Centrais Elétricas de Rondônia (Ceron), Companhia de Eletricidade do Acre (Eletroacre), Companhia Energética de Alagoas (Ceal) and Companhia Energética do Piauí.
CHILE
Yingli Green Energy has signed an EPC contract with Jenner Renewables over 146MW of solar plants in Chile, the company said in a press release.
COLOMBIA
Almost half of Colombia's hydroelectric projects have been stalled at the concept stage by environmental regulators, a report shows. Forty-five out of 107 proposals submitted by developers since 2012 require additional information related to their power generation potential, according to the report by energy planning unit UPME.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Dominican Republic energy authorities plan to launch an international public tender around midyear for new power generation that will prioritize natural gas projects.
MEXICO
Oil and gas exploration and production, seismic surveys, natural gas and fuel pipelines as well as the construction of power stations running on renewable energy in Mexico are expected to draw around US$25bn in investment this year, said energy minister Pedro Joaquín Coldwell.
PANAMA
Panama's plan to diversify its energy matrix is set to hit a new milestone with the expected startup of dispatch testing of the country's first LNG-supplied power plant, BNamericas has learned.
PERU
Enel Green Power (EGP) Perú has begun commercial operations of its US$165mn 145MW Rubí solar photovoltaic park in southern Moquegua region, the largest plant of its type in the country.
REGIONAL
Central American energy authorities have authorized two renewable energy projects to access the regional transmission grid.
VENEZUELA
The Venezuelan government has blamed vandals for a power cut that plunged capital Caracas into chaos on Tuesday.
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GPL secures 36MW power for Guyana’s energy grid
The contract includes the provision of operation and maintenance services as part of the agreement.
Panama raises cap for electricity self-consumption
The change applies to new, renewable, and clean energy sources.
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Nórdica de Tecnología y Comercio, S.A. (Nordteco) is a Costa Rican company which offers products and services to cover the entire value chain in renewable energy projects in Lat...
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