Latin America & the Caribbean
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Brazilian renewables developer 2W Ecobank has appointed Ricardo Levy as chief executive officer.
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ContourGlobal has completed the sale of a portfolio of wind projects in Brazil to alternative asset manager Patria Investimentos and Invenergy.
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Brazilian utility Copel has appointed Felipe Gutterres as chief financial and investor relations officer.
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Independent power producer Northland Power has closed the sale of its La Lucha solar project in Mexico to Cometa Energía, a subsidiary of Saavi Energía.
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Chilean power company Colbún has agreed to acquire Inversiones Latin America Power (ILAP) following ILAP’s restructuring process completed earlier this year.
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Eletrobras and pulp and paper manufacturer Suzano have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop green hydrogen and synthetic fuels initiatives in Brazil.
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Renewable developer Genneia raised $60 million in green bonds to support the development of renewable projects in Argentina.
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Ethanol and sugar producer Copersucar has signed a memorandum of understanding with Geo bio gas&carbon for the production of sustainable aviation fuel in Brazil.
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Neoenergia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Ceará to develop offshore wind generation.
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Solarity and Santander Chile have signed an additional financing line to support the developer’s deployment of distributed generation solar assets in Chile.
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Renewables developer Genneia is planning to issue green bonds for renewable projects in Argentina.
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The National Energy Commission (CNE) has granted a permanent concession to an 83MW solar project in the Dominican Republic.
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Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has awarded a trio of transmission projects totalling $329 million in investments.
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Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (Cifi) has issued a series of green bonds totalling $10 million to finance renewable projects in Latin America.
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Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión is expected to award $329 million in investments to 3 transmission projects this month (June 2024).
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Energy company Pampa Energía has signed a power purchase agreement with beverage company Coca-Cola Andina Argentina.
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Renewables developer RZK Energia landed financing from Banco do Nordeste (BNB) for distributed solar projects in Brazil.
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Equinor, through its renewable platform Rio Energy, is planning to turn its 200MW Serra da Babilônia wind project into a hybrid complex by adding a solar plant on site.
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State-owned power and telecommunications provider Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) has signed a letter of interest for financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rio de Janeiro for the development of offshore wind in the state.
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Omnigen Energy has secured financing for the development of a portfolio of small-scale solar power plants in Brazil.
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Iberdrola has signed a PPA to supply renewable power to food and beverage manufacturer Millfoods in Mexico.
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Actis has launched energy platform Orygen in Peru following the company’s acquisition of Enel’s Peruvian generation business.
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Centrais Elétricas de Santa Catarina (Celesc) has landed financing from Brazilian development bank BNDES.
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Neoenergia is issuing R$1 billion ($185m) in debentures to finance transmission lines in Brazil.
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Brazilian renewables developer Serena Energia (formerly Omega Energia) is issuing R$400 million (74m) in debentures.
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Brazil’s competition regulator CADE has approved the sale of AES’s Brazilian portfolio to renewables developer Auren Energia.
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Grupo Energía Bogotá, through its subsidiary Enlaza, has landed the greenlight to proceed with its Colectora transmission project in Colombia.
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Renewables developer Casa dos Ventos has inked a long-term power purchase agreement for one of the company’s wind projects in Brazil.
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EDF Renewables has issued debentures for the expansion of the Serra do Seridó wind complex in Brazil.
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Oil and gas company Ultragaz has acquired a majority stake in renewable energy services and commercialisation platform Witzler Energia.
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Chilean developer Orion Power is planning to develop a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in the region of Atacama.
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Brazilian development bank BNDES has signed agreements with China Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to finance sustainable projects in Brazil.
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YPF Luz, the power generation arm of YPF, is planning to issue up to $50 million in bonds in Argentina.
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Renewable developer Genneia is planning to develop a pair of solar projects in the province of Mendoza.
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China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) is planning to develop a 105MW wind complex in the state of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.
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Equatorial Energia has requested 2 loans totalling up to $250 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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Eletrobras has completed the sale of a portfolio of gas-fired power plants in Brazil to Âmbar Energia.
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State-owned Eletrobras has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prumo Logística to support the development of green hydrogen in Brazil.
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Engie is planning to issue up to R$2 billion ($381m) in debentures to finance a wind complex the company is developing in Brazil.
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The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed an agreement with the government of El Salvador to finance a biogas power plant.
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Brazilian utility Copel has hired Rodolfo Lima to head its energy trading and commercialization business.
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Sindicato Energético (Sinersa) has completed the acquisition of a hydroelectric asset from Glencore-owned mining company Volcan in Peru.
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Renewables developer Auren Energia has agreed to acquire energy trading company Esfera Energia.
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Grupo Energisa has landed financing from the Brazilian development bank BNDES to support its distribution subsidiaries in Brazil.
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Miami-based Atlas Renewable Energy is planning to develop a 304MW wind project in Chile.
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Atlas Renewable Energy has requested a $55 million loan from IDB Invest for its Shangri-La solar project in Colombia.
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Alupar Investimento has landed a pair of transmission projects in an auction held in March by Chile’s National Electrical Coordinator (CEN).
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SIBA Energy Corporation has landed long-term financing for a combined-cycle gas fired power plant in the Dominican Republic.
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Chilean utility Colbún is planning a $1.4 billion energy storage asset in the region of Antofagasta.
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Oil and gas company Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) is adding a solar project to its San Luis Norte wind farm in Argentina.
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Brazilian utility Copel and Petrobras have concluded the sale of the Araucária gas-fired power plant they co-owned in Brazil.
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Neoenergia is issuing R$1.1 billion ($211m) in debentures to finance transmission lines won in a 2022 auction in Brazil.
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Oil and gas company Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with BBVA in Argentina.
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Chile’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea’s Energy Agency to cooperate on renewable energy.
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Spanish group Uriel Inversiones has received the regulatory greenlight for its Quinquimo solar project in Chile.
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Madrid-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) is planning to develop a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Chile.
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Brazilian sugar, ethanol and renewable power producer Grupo Zilor has requested financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the expansion of 1 of its plants.
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MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has reached financial close on a solar project the firm is developing in Guatemala.
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Argentine power generator Grupo Albanesi, through its subsidiaries Generación Mediterránea and Central Térmica Roca, is planning to issue bonds in the local market.
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