Latest Latin America News
Latham energy lawyer moves to Dentons
Dentons has hired Luis Torres from Latham & Watkins as a partner in its energy practice in Washington, DC
Engie, Anglo reach double-deal
Engie Energia Peru has agreed to switch an existing power supply contract it has with Anglo American to 100% renewables and has secured a separate eight-year power purchase agreement with the company for a wind farm
Brazil awards railroad to Kazakh Bamin
The auction of the railway Ferrovia Oeste-Leste Part I (FIOL I) in Brazil has ended without competition
IDB to finance EVs in Peru
Peru will receive a loan from Inter-American Development Bank to support private sector investments in sustainable electric transport solutions
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Colombia advances road concession
Transport Latin AmericaColombia’s national infrastructure agency ANI has detailed another project from the fifth-generation infrastructure programme in the country, known as 5G, the Puerto Salgar – Barrancabermeja
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Enel to power Chilean fishing companies
Renewables Latin AmericaEnel Generación Chile has signed a four-year supply agreement with Chilean fish farmer Blumar Seafoods and its subsidiaries
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Enel begins construction on Panama solar asset
Renewables Latin AmericaEnel Green Power's subsidiary in Panama is moving forward with the construction of a 30.88MW solar project in the province of Chiriquí
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Peruvian power firm appoints GM for Chile
Renewables Latin AmericaPeruvian power supplier Atria Energia has hired former Vestas official Mario Pávez as the new general manager of its Chilean office
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Brazil awards 22 airports to CCR and Vinci
Transport Latin AmericaCCR and Vinci were the big winners in Brazil’s airport auction that awarded 22 regional airports
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Brazil’s solar Rio Alto to hold IPO
Renewables Latin AmericaBrazil’s Rio Alto renewable energy producer will hold an IPO
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Engie signs public lighting in Brazil
Social & Defence Latin AmericaEngie has signed the contract for the public lighting concession of the Brazilian municipality of Petrolina in the Pernambuco state
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Petrobras and Wobben sell wind farms in Brazil
Renewables Latin AmericaBrazilian asset manager Vinci Infraestrutura’s investment fund has concluded the acquisition of 2 wind farms from Petrobras and Wobben Windpower
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Changes at the top of Voltalia Brazil
Renewables Latin AmericaVoltalia Brazil has appointed a new CFO as the incumbent departs to spearhead the growth of its distributed generation subsidiary Helexia as its local CEO
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Colombia's Isagén snaps up solar project
Renewables Latin AmericaColombian power producer Isagén has struck a deal to buy a 100MW solar park in the country's Atlantico department
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Acciona to supply cell phone operator Movistar in Chile
Renewables Latin AmericaSpanish renewable energy developer Acciona has signed a long-term supply agreement to power telecommunication company Movistar’s operations in Chile
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Engie clinches supply agreements in Chile
Renewables Latin AmericaEngie’s subsidiary in Chile, Engie Energia Chile, has signed two four-year supply agreements with corporate offtakers in the country for a combined total of 4.98GWh/year
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Brazil to award railroad privatisation contract
Transport Latin AmericaBrazil will hold the auction for the privatisation of major railway Ferrovia Oeste-Leste Part I (FIOL I) on 8 April (2021)
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Brazil schedules road concession auction
Transport Latin AmericaBrazil’s government has published the bidding documents for the concession of the BR-163/230 road between Mato Grosso and Para states
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UN issues RFP for education projects in Brazil
Social & Defence Latin AmericaThe United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), the UN operational arm dedicated to implementing projects in countries around the world, has issued a request for proposal to hire specialized consultants to prepare the regulatory analysis and structure the legal modeling for PPP projects in Brazil’s socio-educational sector