Energy
Colombia’s Solar Power Generation Heats Up With Norwegian Funding
Colombian company Erco Energía has raised $30 million in financing from Norfund to install 700MW of solar generation capacity by 2027
Mexico’s CFE to Invest $8B In Energy Projects In Yucatán Peninsula
The state-owned utility is preparing gas and electricity projects in the country’s southeast that include two combined-cycle power plants and a gas pipeline
Mexico Meeting Clean Energy Goals Could Unleash $17B In US Investment
Washington believes that Mexico could become a significant exporter of electricity generated by renewables
Mexico to Incur Debt to Build Power Plants, Lines for Clean Energy Exports to US
The investment necessary to reduce Mexico’s emissions to 2030 is $48 billion, and the government will take on sovereign debt to build transmission lines and renewable energy power plants
Chile Exports Electricity Generated By Renewables to Argentina for First Time
AES Andes, the company that manages the InterAndes transmission line along which Chile will export and import energy from Argentina, announced the reactivation of the two countries' electricity exchange
US-Mexico Energy Trade Talks Stall Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Visit
Mexico’s economy ministry on Monday said that it presented to the US and Canada a working plan to establish working groups this month and in January
In Blackout-Prone Puerto Rico a Solar Microgrid Is a Small Town’s Lifeline
In the mountain community of Castañer, an electricity cooperative is working to make the power supply more resilient while lowering locals’ high energy costs
Colombia Begins Study of Oil and Gas Reserves, Revenues to Plan Industry’s Future
Bloomberg Línea can confirm that President Gustavo Petro has ordered the mining and energy ministry and hydrocarbons agency to conduct a study on which decisions regarding the future of the oil and gas industry will be based
Colombia U-Turns on Fracking
Ecopetrol’s CEO Felipe Bayón made the announcement following the release of the state-owned company’s quarterly results
US, Canada Dissatisfied With Mexico’s Response in Ongoing Energy Dispute
Mexico’s USMCA partners have expressed their dissatisfaction with the “partial” responses from the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the dispute over the latter’s energy policy