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Transport Latin America
Rio Port Authority secures dredging financing
Rio’s Port Authority – PortosRio – has received an R$163 million investment for dredging works in the Port of Rio de Janeiro
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Transport Latin America
IFC mulls funding Argentina, Uruguay ferry acquisition
The International Finance Corporation is considering funding Uruguay’s Los Cipreses acquisition of an electric ferry fleet – the world’s largest
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Renewables Latin America
IFC commits R$250m to Brazilian solar fund
The International Finance Corporation has committed up to R$250 million to a Brazilian fund financing the acquisition and installation of distributed solar generation assets
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Transport Latin America
DP World to expand Ecuador port
DP World and the government of Ecuador have signed an MoU to expand the Port of Posorja
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Renewables Latin America
Aneel attracts 93 EOIs for hydrogen projects
Brazil's power sector regulator, Aneel, has received 95 Expressions of Interest for the financing of low-carbon hydrogen projects
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Renewables Latin America
Lader Energy gets greenlight for Colombian solar project
Lader Energy's Puertos de Santander solar park has obtained an environmental permit from Colombia's national authority of environmental licences
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Renewables Latin America
ENAP preps first green hydrogen plant
Chile’s national oil company company ENAP is preparing to build its first green hydrogen plant
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Transport Latin America
Bolivia secures $100m infra financing
The government of Bolivia has secured a $100 million financing package from the Plata Basin Financial Development Fund
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Social & Defence Latin America
Brazil auctions public lighting PPP
The Foz Iluminada consortium has won the Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, public lighting concession – valued at R$191 million
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Transport Latin America
Peru awards mega ring road PPP
Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has awarded the Anillo Vial Periférico ring road PPP to a consortium of Acciona, Cintra and Sacyr
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Oil & Gas Latin America
Peru awards LNG project
The government of Peru has formally awarded a contract for the development of a natural gas distribution network in the region of Huancavelica to Consorcio ACP
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Power Latin America
Eletrobras approves R$3.5bn debentures
Eletrobras has approved its fifth issuance of non-convertible unsecured debentures, aiming to raise up to R$3.5 billion
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Mining Latin America
Hochschild sells Peru mining project
Hochschild Mining has completed the sale of its Crespo silver project to Kina Mining Peru – in a deal valued at $15 million
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Mining Latin America
Horizonte Minerals given more time to pay mine debt
UK-headquartered Horizonte Minerals has been granted an additional month to negotiate a debt restructuring plan for its Araguaia nickel mine in Brazil’s Pará State
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Transport Latin America
Bidders out for Paraguay road project
Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Works and Communications has qualified 10 bidders for the construction and maintenance of the Sovereignty Route Highway – a project valued at PYG 1.4 trillion
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Renewables Latin America
Elecnor gets green light to build Chilean wind farm
Spanish infrastructure firm Elecnor won approval to build a 284MW wind farm and associated infrastructure in the Chilean region of Los Lagos
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Transport Latin America
Peru awarded $45m of works in taxes, Q1
The government of Peru awarded 11 infrastructure projects through the country’s “works for taxes” mechanism in Q1 2024 – with a total value of S/166 million
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Power Latin America
State Grid plans $39bn in Brazil's electricity sector
Chinese multinational State Grid plans to invest R$200 billion in the Brazilian electricity sector following its victory in Brazil's largest power transmission auction
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Transport Latin America
Tender for SP metro studies pushed back, Brazil
Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo – São Paulo’s metro operator – has protracted the tender of technical studies for the development of Line 20 – Rosa