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Vancouver-based Westbridge Renewable Energy has acquired the Red Willow Project, a 295MWp solar photovoltaic and 100MW/200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

EDF Renewables has inked a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with scientific instruments manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Bioenergy developer Brasil BioFuels (BBF) has issued debentures to finance power plants in Northern Brazil.

UK-based Atome Energy has inked a partnership agreement with Cavendish, the renewable energy arm of Grupo Purdy SA, in Costa Rica.

BlackRock-owned DSD Renewables has acquired a community solar-plus-storage project located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

Texas-based North Hudson Resource Partners has launched its inaugural credit fund, North Hudson Energy Credit Partners LP (NH Energy Credit).

Solar developer Erco Energia has landed $30 million to support the development of solar projects in Colombia.

Peruvian investment promotion agency ProInversión has awarded two electricity transmission PPPs to Spain-based infrastructure company Acciona Concesiones.

WEC Energy Group has acquired an 80% ownership interest in the first phase of the Samson Solar Energy Center.

Chilean utility company Colbún and Japanese multinational Sumitomo will ally to study the feasibility of green hydrogen-to-ammonia projects in Chile.

ArcLight Capital Partners has committed $150 million to a battery energy storage developer which the company founded last year.

Investec has promoted Fred Petit and Hans Beekmans as co-heads of its North America Power and Infrastructure team.

Norsk Solar has secured additional financing for a 18MW solar project the company is developing in Brazil.

EDP Renováveis has concluded the sale of two operating wind farms in Brazil.

Allete is partnering with Grid United on a $2.5 billion transmission line between the states of North Dakota and Montana.

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, has placed the 120MW Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho into commercial operation.

The deadline to submit bids for New York’s third competitive offshore wind solicitation passed on 26 January, with Ørsted and BP among the bidders.

Brazilian distributed generation company Órigo Energia has landed a R$250 million ($49 million) equity injection.

Enel Green Power has brought the São Gonçalo III solar project in Brazil online.

Renewables developer Hecate Energy has closed a five-year, $550 million credit package, including a $250 million term loan and a $300 million Letter of Credit (LC) facility.

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has signed an MoU with US sustainable transport company Nikola to evaluate co-development opportunities for large-scale green hydrogen production in the US.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has acquired the company’s first solar and wind projects in Peru.

The National Electric Coordinator has released its plans for a $279 million expansion of the transmission system in Chile.

Integrated clean energy platform Peregrine Energy Solutions will develop two mid-stage energy storage assets in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market.

A solar and battery development specialist with a private fund and a listed strategy focused on North America is realising the first sales from both strategies.

Grupo Equatorial is issuing debentures for its recently acquired distribution subsidiary Celg-D.

EDF and environmental services company Refocosta are partnering on the development of a biomass power plant in Colombia.

US solar and battery storage developer Hecate Energy is looking for buyers for a 3GW standalone battery storage and solar portfolio, PFR has learned.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft will abandon the building of a dam-toe hydroelectric plant in Chile out of respect for local indigenous communities, which consider the project site sacred ground.

Enlight Renewable Energy has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering.

Aypa Power – a portfolio company of Blackstone – has completed the closing of a $320 million senior secured sustainability revolving credit facility.

Enel Green Power has turned on the company’s first renewable distributed generation project located in the metropolitan region of Santiago.

Brazilian solar energy provider Sun Mobi will set up a 5MW solar PV plant in São Paulo state.

Anaergia has reached an agreement Canadian-owned Irving Oil to supply RNG to the energy company’s operations, including the Saint John refinery in New Brunswick.

Electrical infrastructure firm KV Power – a portfolio company of Rock Hill Capital – has completed a recapitalization and partnership with Warren Equity Partners.

Celepsa has acquired the company's first gas-fired power plant in Peru.

North American alternative investment manager Fengate Asset Management has reached financial close on the 160MW Prairie Switch Wind project near Houston.

Cemig has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply renewable energy to an automotive parts manufacturer in Brazil.

Spain’s Acciona Energia is planning to develop a 92MW solar project in Chile.

Longroad Energy has started work on Sun Streams 3, a 285MWdc PV and 215 MWac/860 MWh storage project located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Ørsted has signed an agreement to acquire Public Service Enterprise Group’s (PSEG) 25% equity stake in Ocean Wind 1, a 1.1GW offshore wind energy project.

Unigel is planning a R$7.8 billion ($1.5 billion) investment in a green hydrogen complex the company is developing in Brazil.

Lightsource bp has closed on a $267 million tax equity investment from Wells Fargo.

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) has invested in Pike Solar, a new solar power plant being constructed to serve customers of Colorado Springs Utilities.

An evergreen renewable energy platform with a global strategy has launched with news of its first acquisition – a construction-ready wind farm in Canada – and a keystone investor.

Cubico Sustainable Investments has agreed to purchase a 1GW solar project in Brazil.

Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas has appointed Iván Libenson as managing partner of its Mexico City office.

Vancouver-based Revolve Renewable Power has completed the sale of its 250MW Parker Solar and Storage Project and the 1GW Bouse Solar and Storage Project to Engie.

SUSI Partners has closed on a senior secured funding facility for OBE Power Networks, the Miami-based electric vehicle (EV) charging company.

Cahill Gordon Reindel has hired Emeka Chinwuba as a partner in the firm’s New York office.

Spanish renewables firm Grenergy’s 240MW Gran Teno solar farm in Chile will start operations “soon”, the company said on Friday (13 January 2023).

State-owned hydro and utility company Urrá’s Aquasol solar complex is close to completion, the firm announced on Friday (13 January 2023).

Texas-based Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) has closed financing for its Chaparral Springs Solar + BESS facility located in Kern County, California.

Lacuna Sustainable Investments has upped its equity investment in renewables developer Bear Peak Power.

Colombia’s state-owned petroleum firm Ecopetrol has selected French-based energy producer Total Eren to build a 100MWp solar farm at its Rubiales oilfield.

energyRe-backed Southern Current has signed a PPA with Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC) for Lone Star Solar in Calhoun County, South Carolina.

Chinese PV module manufacturer YuanTech Solar has obtained the Brazilian INMETRO certification which gives the company the opportunity to operate in the country’s renewable energy market.

British geoscience company Getech and Canadian geothermal firm Eavor Technologies have signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement to jointly locate and de-risk geothermal projects across Latin America.

Spearmint Energy, the battery energy storage specialist founded in May 2022, has added Peter Rood as chief development officer to its growing team.

Canadian renewables developer Westbridge Renewable Energy Company has expanded its Sunnynook Solar PV project in Alberta to 330MWp.

Korean renewable energy business Qcells is set to invest more than $2.5 billion to build a complete solar supply chain in the US.

Oil and gas company BP has begun working on its 107MW Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio.

Renewables developer Enfinity Global has a 400MW operational utility-scale solar portfolio, a significant step in the company's US expansion.

Tigo Energy has signed a definitive agreement with L1 Energy to acquire $50 million of newly issued convertible notes.

EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has secured a $31 million syndicated senior term loan facility from its existing lender Roynat Capital – a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia and Export Development Canada (EDC).

Chilean state-owned mining company Codelco has signed a contract with local electricity utility AES Andes to replace coal supply at 2 mines with renewables.

EnfraGen, a joint venture between Glenfarne Group and Partners Group, has announced the signing of an EPC contract with Chilean renewables firm Verano Energy to develop 8 PV projects in Chile.

Andros Capital Partners has closed its second energy fund – Andros Energy Capital II – at its $750 million hard cap.

ATCO, through its investment in Canadian Utilities, has completed its previously announced acquisition of a renewables portfolio from Suncor Energy for C$730 million ($536m).

EDP Renováveis (EDPR) has secured financing to support the construction of 2 wind farms that the company is developing in Brazil.

The interest rate rose with the Pink Tide this year, leaving many in the renewable project finance market stranded in Latin America. While Latin America shouldn’t be treated as a monolith – the continent comprises 33 countries including the Caribbean – the impact of political uncertainty, the reemergence of leftist governments, known as the Pink Tide, and rising interest rates were felt across jurisdictions.

Emerald Solar Energy, a subsidiary of Polaris Renewable Energy, has landed a definitive concession in the Dominican Republic for a solar project.

Brazilian development bank BNDES has agreed to finance the development of 1.5GW of renewable energy in Brazil.

EDF Renewables has won long-term power purchase agreements in a renewable energy auction in Colombia.

UGI Corporation has teamed up with Sevana Bioenergy and California Bioenergy (CalBio) to develop its second and third clusters of dairy manure waste-to-renewable natural gas projects in South Dakota through MBL Bioenergy.

California-based Arevia Power has opened a new office in Las Vegas and recently hired Chris Brooks as senior vice president (SVP) of external relations.

SPIC Brasil has landed financing for 3 wind projects the energy generation company is planning in the country.

Climate solutions investor Hannon Armstrong has invested in a 1.3GW renewables portfolio owned and operated by AES.

Continued interest from global energy players drove activity this year with large M&A transactions having a moment in the renewables sector across Latin America. A variety of reasons for the renewed enthusiasm – from foreign sponsors with capital to put to work, political changes ushering in deals, new regulation incentivizing investments – created another competitive year for the M&A market in Latin America. Energy giants, including many European players, led the trend this year with major platforms exchanging hands all around the region.

Altus Power will acquire 220MW of newly developed and in-construction solar assets from True Green Capital Management in a roughly $293 million deal.

Brazil has landed a new minister of Mines and Energy following the re-election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who assumed office on January 1.

Miami-based private equity and infrastructure investment firm MGM Innova Capital has secured financing for 3 small hydroelectric assets the company is developing in Peru.

US-based hedge fund Hedonova has invested $16 million into a Chilean energy storage plant.

Energy lawyer Tyler O'Connor has re-joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in its energy and government affairs practice, based in Washington DC.

Solar manufacturer Soltec has signed an agreement with Canadian Solar and SPIC to supply SFOne trackers to 2 Brazilian projects.

Green energy company Greenbacker has hired power and renewables investment expert Jerome Briens based in its New York office.

Jeffrey Mathews has been promoted to managing director at Barclays, based in New York.

K&L Gates has hired Martha Groves Pugh as a partner in its Washington DC office.

US-based solar and energy storage developer Origis Energy has awarded a contract to Mitsubishi Power Americas for the delivery of 3 utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects totaling 150MW.

Alternative asset management firm, Apollo Global Capital, is set to launch an infrastructure credit platform, PFR understands.

French bank CIC has added to its project finance team in New York with the hire of Stefano Di Genua.

Brazilian development bank BNDES has granted local agro-industrial cooperative Copacol a R$28.3 million ($5.3m) loan to invest in PV solar panels for the company’s facilities in Paraná state.

Ecoener has landed a definitive concession for the development of a solar project in the Dominican Republic.

Altus Power, an independent developer, owner and operator of commercial-scale solar facilities, has closed on a $200 million revolving credit facility.

EQT is set to acquire Madison Energy Investments (MEI) from infrastructure and real assets fund manager Stonepeak Partners.

Engie Energía Chile has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of wind projects.

A subsidiary of JERA Corporation has agreed with EV fleets and battery storage specialist Zenobe Americas to jointly develop battery storage projects in 2 north eastern US power markets.

Vision RNG has signed an RNG agreement with Kentucky-based Laurel Ridge Landfill, a subsidiary of Waste Connections.

Mainstream Renewable Power is planning to develop a new utility-scale solar project in Chile.

Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency has awarded projects, in the last transmission auction of the year.

New York-based DSD Renewables (DSD) has raised $155 million in debt financing for its first commercial and industrial (C&I) solar-asset-backed securitization (ABS).

Enhanced Capital and Crossroads Impact Corp. have made a development capital investment in Solar Landscape, based in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

SunVest Solar has closed a $113 million debt facility and $41 million of tax equity to support the construction and operation of a 56MW portfolio of solar projects in Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Oil and gas groups Eletrobras and Shell have signed an agreement to cooperate on offshore wind generation in Brazil.

Colombia’s state-owned petroleum firm Ecopetrol announced today that it will invest between COP 5.9 trillion ($1.23bn) and COP 6.8 trillion in energy transition projects in 2023.

German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been contracted to equip a 94.4MW wind farm owned by construction firm TODA in Brazil's Rio Grande do Norte state.

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has selected Doddridge County in West Virginia to develop its carbon capture generation project.

Leyline Renewable Capital closed its first international loan with Canadian renewable energy company Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp to support the 278MW Georgetown Solar project in southern Alberta.

Brazilian developer Casa dos Ventos has inked a power purchase agreement to supply Vestas with renewable energy.

Denbury has announced the evaluation and development of CO2 sequestration sites in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Dominican Republic power producer Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina (EGE Haina) has signed a concession agreement with the National Energy Commission (CNE) for the 90MWp PV Esperanza Solar Park.

Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, has received a $2.5 billion loan from the US government to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan.

A major regulatory milestone for Dominion Energy’s 2.6GW offshore wind project off coastal Virginia was reached on December 12 (2022) as the power giant eyes construction in 2024.

Pampa Energía has acquired a state-owned wind project located in the province of La Rioja in Argentina.

Manulife Investment Management has taken a minority stake in solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) business, PowerFlex, with a $100 million investment.

Spanish developer Acciona Energia is partnering with investment management firms to develop a solar project in the Dominican Republic.

Macquarie Capital has appointed Kevin Nobels as a managing director in its infrastructure and energy capital group.

Miami-headquartered renewables firm, Enfinity Global, has hired Julio Fournier Fisas as chief growth officer to accelerate the company's execution across various strategies, including storage and the commercialization of energy.

Independent solar power producer, CVE North America, has acquired a portfolio of solar PV projects in upstate New York from Saturn Power Corporation.

EDF Renewables North America has signed an agreement with Luminace, a Brookfield Renewable company, for the sale of a 21.6MWdc portfolio of 3 community solar projects.

Shell and BP have completed negotiations with Trinidad and Tobago’s government to develop a 112MW AC/148MWp solar project.

Sustainable infrastructure focused private equity firm Green Rock Energy Partners has acquired Pennsylvania-based PSA South Hills Landfill Gas Venture, a RNG production facility.

Brazil’s competition regulator (CADE) has approved a deal between pharmaceutical company Eurofarma Laboratórios and energy firm Omega Energia 4 related to the 211.5MW Assuruá 4 wind project.

EDP Renewables (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America, signed a 15-year PPA with Cleveland Cliffs to supply 180MW from the Headwaters III Wind Farm in Randolph County.

Enel Chile has completed the sale of the company’s transmission business to Chilean transmission company Grupo Saesa.

EDP Brazil has completed the sale of its Mascarenhas hydro power plant to a UK-based investment firm.

Cameron LNG has signed an MoU with an integrated energy player – Entergy Louisiana – to negotiate the terms of a new electric service agreement (ESA).

Sustainable building materials provider Holcim US has signed a virtual PPA with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for renewable energy generation.

NineDot Energy – a developer of community-scale clean energy projects – has closed an $85 million construction-to-term debt facility.

The provisional winning bids for the first offshore wind auction held on the US’ west coast totaled more than $700 million on December 7.

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian Automotive has signed a PPA with Apex Clean Energy for 50MW of renewable electricity from the proposed Goose Creek Wind farm in Piatt County, Illinois.

Renewable energy developer Longroad Energy has acquired the 98MW DC Titan Solar project from Sunpin Holdings.

Norwegian energy company Equinor has made a final investment decision on a solar project the company is developing in Brazil.

Casa dos Ventos and Comerc Eficiência have signed a preliminary contract with the Port of Pecém for the development of green hydrogen.

oEnergy, a small-scale solar developer operating in Chile, is developing a solar-plus-storage project in the region of Maule.

North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives and FlexGen Power Systems have completed the battery energy storage project located at Randolph Electric Membership Corporation's Five Points substation.

Helexia Brasil, a subsidiary of Voltalia, has signed a trio of power purchase agreements (PPAs) to supply renewable energy.

Spearmint Energy, the battery energy storage specialist founded in May (2022), has added four more to its growing team.

Enbridge and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a CO2 sequestration hub in the Corpus Christi area of the Texas Gulf Coast.

JLL has hired Kristy David as a senior vice president for its clean energy and infrastructure advisory team, based in Washington DC.

Fotowatio Renewable Venture (FRV) – a part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy – has obtained a preliminary environmental license to develop a new solar farm in Brazil.

Spanish law firm Cuatrecasas has promoted M&A and private equity lawyer Oscar Trelles to managing partner of the Lima office.

INEOS has entered into a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Sempra Infrastructure for the supply of 1.4 mtpa of LNG, having signed a heads of agreement (HOA) in June 2022.

National Grid Renewables has started commercial operations at its Noble Solar and Storage Project in Denton County, Texas.

DE Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) signed a renewable energy off-take agreement with Meta for its Long Lake Project, a 200MW solar facility in Phillips County, Arkansas.

Enel has landed COP$449 billion ($93.7 million) in financing from Bancolombia to support the company’s decarbonization strategy and electrification expansion.

Bleutec Industries – builder, owner and operator of offshore wind turbine installation vessels – has secured a capital commitment from private equity firm EnCap Investments.

AES Brasil, and its subsidiary AES Operações, have completed the acquisition of a trio of wind farms totaling 460MW.

FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiary American Transmission Systems, (ATS), will build a 138 kV high-voltage transmission line in Lorain County, Ohio.

Brookfield Asset Management has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a preferred cloud provider to accelerate its digital infrastructure and become a more data-driven company.

The US’ Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started the clock for construction on new renewable projects before the new wage and apprentice requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) take effect.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company has completed the closing of a new $150 million senior secured sustainability revolving credit facility.

Colombia’s National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) has granted the greenlight to four solar projects.

Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) has completed its acquisition of five transmission lines in Brazil.

Caliche Development Partners II has received $268 million in capital commitments from Orion Infrastructure Capital and GCM Grosvenor (OIC), targeting underground storage and sequestration assets in North America.

Activate Renewables, an acquirer of real estate and royalty interests in wind, solar and energy storage, has bought a renewable energy real estate portfolio owned by Alchemy Renewable Energy.

Enel Green Power Chile has commenced construction on the 105.6MW La Cabana Wind Farm which includes a 34.3MW energy storage system using lithium batteries.

Bravo Infrastructure Group in partnership with Orion Infrastructure Capital has acquired Radiance Solar, an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor in south-eastern US.

Texas-headquartered Leeward Renewable Energy has closed financing for its Big Plain Solar facility located in London, Ohio, and its Oak Trail Solar facility located near Moyock, North Carolina.

Colbún has started commercial operations of its solar-plus-storage project located in the region of Atacama.

Chilean power generator Generadora Metropolitana is moving forward with its 640MW solar-plus-storage project.

A Brazilian steel manufacturer is partnering with an investment manager on a renewables platform to develop projects in the country.

Nova Scotia-based financial advisory firm Northgreen Capital has appointed Philip Bassil as managing director and head of global offshore wind M&A.

Campbell Soup Company has signed a 12-year virtual PPA with Enel, supporting the former's goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Revolve Renewable Power Corp plans to advance its Vernal BESS project to the next stage of the study process in early 2023 based on analysis of the results for the first phase of a 2022 Cluster 2 study.

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has acquired the 100MW Wildflower Solar Project from Clearway Energy Group.

Spanish renewable developer Solarpack has landed financing for a pair of solar assets the company is planning in Colombia.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has agreed to finance a 544km transmission line between Ecuador and Peru.

Enerfin do Brasil has signed a public-private partnership with the government of Pernambuco for the development of solar generation in the Brazilian state.

Italian energy company Enel expects to exit Peru in 2023 according to its latest strategic plan, in a bid to reduce debt and finance new investments in other markets.

Atlas Renewable Energy has thrown the switch on its 300MW Mexican solar PV plant – La Pimienta in the state of Campeche – which is now fully operational.

CSI Energy Storage – a part of Canadian Solar’s majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co – has been selected to provide up to 2.6 GWh of battery solutions for the build-out of energy storage projects managed by UBS Asset Management's Real Estate & Private Markets business in North America.

The Brazilian state of Paraná is planning for the potential privatization of its electric utility Copel.

HSBC has added to its power, renewables & infrastructure team with the hire of Georgios Kalpias.

NextEra Energy Partners – a limited partnership formed by NextEra Energy – has agreed to acquire a 49% equity interest in Emerald Breeze, a roughly 1.5GW renewables portfolio from subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources.

Vestas has received a 178MW order to power an undisclosed wind project in the US.

Horizonte Minerals has entered into long-term PPAs to secure low-cost renewable power for its fully-owned Araguaia Nickel Project in Brazil.

Brazilian renewable developer Casa dos Ventos has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a fertilizer producer in Brazil.

PivotGen, a renewable energy development and repowering company, has appointed Lucas Michelini as vice president of finance.

Clearway Energy Group has signed a long-term PPA for the output of the Cedar Creek Wind Project to PacifiCorp.

Engie Energía Chile is planning to develop a new utility-scale wind project in the Antofagasta region.

Enel North America is set to build an industrial-scale production facility in the US for manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, following the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) incentives for domestic production.

France’s TotalEnergies has agreed to develop a wind project off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Priority Power Management, an energy optimization and infrastructure business backed by Oaktree Capital Management and Ara Partners, refinanced its existing debt and increased its credit facility from $85 million to $250 million.

Private equity behemoth Blackstone is preparing a $325 million credit facility for portfolio company Aypa Power.

Independent power generator Onward Energy is acquiring the Broad River power generation facility in Gaffney, South Carolina.

Brazilian power generator Eneva has received the greenlight from electric energy agency Aneel to start operations of its Parnaíba V power plant.

Ex-Macquarie Renewables chief executive, Bill Green, has raised more than $1 billion for his investment firm Climate Adaptive Infrastructure (CAI).

The Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank have committed up to $750 million in green hydrogen financing in Chile. The pair signed an agreement with Chile’s economic development agency, Corfo.

Energy Impact Partners' EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund I LP (Frontier Fund) had closed with oversubscription at $485 million.

Strata Clean Energy, a provider of utility-scale clean energy projects, has acquired Phoenix-based Crossover Energy Partners, a clean energy solutions company experienced in developing end-to-end energy transition products for utilities and large energy users.

ArcLight-backed renewable developer Infinigen Renewables has secured financing for its renewable pipeline in Puerto Rico.

Brazilian power generator Eneva has appointed a new chief executive following the resignation of Pedro Zinner.

Energy provider AES Andes has agreed to bidirectional energy exchanges between Chile and Argentina through the InterAndes electrical interconnection line.

AES Corp.’s Chilean subsidiary, AES Andes, has signed a 17-year energy PPA with Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca, a subsidiary of Canadian miner Teck Resources, for the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 copper project (QB2) in Chile.

Pattern Energy has received key approvals that will allow the construction of the SunZia transmission project and the SunZia wind projects next year (2023).

BlackRock Alternatives, through a fund managed by its diversified infrastructure business, has agreed to acquire Jupiter Power – a leading operator and developer of stand-alone, utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Spanish solar developer Enerside Energy has signed a 15-year PPA to supply 7.7 GWh/year of energy to Brazilian ethanol manufacturer and sugarcane exporter Raízen.

Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has received offers for about 700MW of new renewable energy projects for its upcoming auction.

The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission (CNE) has granted a pair of definitive concessions for energy projects on the island.

Ibitu Energia has secured financing for the Caldeirão Grande II solar project the company is developing in Brazil.

Linklaters has expanded its US practice with the hire of Ron Erlichman as partner and head of Energy and Infrastructure in the Americas.

Fervo Energy has signed a 15-year PPA to provide carbon-free geothermal power to a group of 9 California-based community choice aggregators (CCAs).

Solar technology manufacturer First Solar has promoted Elie David Villeda Orozco to head its Latin American activities, based out of Mexico.

Braskem, a Latin American petrochemical company, has signed a PPA and secured renewable energy certificates (RECs) as part of its carbon reduction goals.

Francis Slingsby has been appointed chief executive of Mayflower Wind – a JV between Shell New Energies US and Ocean Winds North America.

AES Corporation's clean energy business in the US has entered a $1.7 billion warehouse credit facility, which will advance the construction of 3GW of renewable energy projects across nine states.

EDP Renewables North America has hired renewable energy industry veteran Sybil Cioffi as director of finance.

Hull Street Energy has agreed to sell an almost 330MW portfolio of hydroelectric projects spread across the US to LS Power.

Enel has signed a massive power purchase agreement to supply data centers across Latin America.

ClearGen, a clean energy investor backed by private equity powerhouse Blackstone, has invested in a portfolio of partnership interests in 25 wind farms totaling 1.4GW of existing generation capacity throughout the US.

Renewable developer Atiaia Renováveis is partnering with glass manufacturer Vivix Vidros Planos on a solar project in Brazil.

Minnesota Power – the utility division of Allete Inc – has decided to significantly increase the amount of renewable energy it provides over the next 15 years after reaching an agreement with stakeholder groups, including clean energy organizations, labor and host communities.

Oya Renewables, the clean energy developer and independent power producer, has entered into a joint venture with energy company Oil Wells Shares (OWS) to develop and construct 3GW of community and utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage infrastructure projects.

Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) provider On.Energy has added 39MWh of on-site storage at 11 airports across Latin America, in collaboration with Skysense.

Argentine developer Genneia is issuing local green bonds to finance solar and wind projects the company is developing in the country.

CastleRock Green Energy, the New-York-based renewable energy and infrastructure fund, is preparing a $400 million investment in a pair of biofuel production facilities in the area of Shelton, Washington.

Steel producer Ternium has acquired a greenfield wind project in Argentina.

Spanish independent power producer Ecoener has landed a definitive concession for a solar project in the Dominican Republic.

Westbridge Renewable Energy's subsidiary Georgetown Solar has been given the go-ahead for its flagship Georgetown Solar + Energy Storage Project by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC).

Ibitu Energia has brought online the first phase of its Caldeirão solar complex in Brazil.

Renewables company Low Carbon has hired a managing director for investments in North America from RWE Renewables.

EE North America has partnered with Elio Energy to develop a pipeline of 2GW of solar power generation and energy storage assets in Arizona and surrounding states.

Cemig has agreed to supply Spanish automotive components manufacturer Gestamp with renewable energy in Brazil.

Australia's Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Enel Green Power (EPG) have partnered to explore the co-development of a green hydrogen value chain in Latin America and Australia.

North American alternative investment manager Fengate Asset Management has acquired the Prairie Switch Wind Project in Texas from Triple Oak Power and signed a PPA with Meta Platforms.

Brazil's Cemig Geração e Transmissão (Cemig GT) has attracted interest from projects totaling 7GW in installed capacity for its upcoming power auction.

Energy company Allete has agreed to sell a more than 100MW wind project in Wisconsin to a pair of publicly owned utilities.

Private equity giant Carlyle has invested $350 million in Aspen Power Partners as the generation platform embarks on an acquisition spree.

Allianz Capital Partners has acquired the 147MWdc Galloway 2 Solar Project from Avantus – formerly 8minute Solar Energy.

Brazilian power generator Eneva’s chief executive is leaving for a new opportunity after six years leading the company.

Energy transition investor ECP has appointed Kristine Rea to its newly created role of chief talent officer.

Swift Current Energy has secured project financing for an almost 200MW wind project the company is developing in Texas.

Brookfield’s latest flagship investment vehicle Brookfield Infrastructure Partners V has brought in $20.7 billion in commitments to date.

American Electric Power (AEP) has named a new CFO as its incumbent prepares to take on the chief executive role next year.

Google will buy around 75% of renewable energy produced by four solar projects SB Energy Global has under development, as the multinational looks to operate data centers on carbon-free energy by 2030.

The board of Centerpoint Energy has appointed executive vice president and CFO Jason Wells as president and COO, with effect from 1 January (2023).

PEI Global Partners, a recently formed investment bank specializing in power, energy and infrastructure, has added a new managing director.

oEnergy is planning to develop a solar-plus-storage project in Chile.

Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has approved the public notice for the second transmission auction the agency is holding this year.

WEC Energy Group has agreed to buy an 80% stake in Maple Flats Solar Energy Center in Clay County, Illinois, from Invenergy for around $360 million.

Eolica Coromuel – a Eurus Energy America Corporation subsidiary – has started commercial operation of Baja California Sur’s first wind generating facility.

IDB Invest is preparing an up to $60 million debt package to support green projects in Costa Rica.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has designated 2 Wind Energy Areas (WEA) ahead of the leasing process later this year or early next year.

GridStor, the developer, owner and operator of battery energy storage systems, has acquired a portfolio of storage projects currently in development in the greater Los Angeles area from Upstream Energy of San Diego.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has teamed up with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and committed $970 million towards Canada’s first small modular reactor (SMR).

Colbún has renegotiated a power purchase agreement with mining company Codelco to sell output from renewable sources instead of coal.

Law firm Latham & Watkins has promoted a partner in its project development and finance practice.

The government of Ceará has signed a pair of memoranda of understanding for the production of green hydrogen in the state.

A community solar platform based out of Denver, Colorado has launched an equity raise process.

Boralex has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in a pair of wind projects in New Mexico, totaling almost 300MW, from EDF Renewables.

Engie North America has acquired a 6GW portfolio of solar and battery storage projects in the US.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission has chosen LS Power Grid Maine to build a new transmission solution to deliver renewable energy from Aroostook County, Maine, into the New England grid.

TC Energy and 3 Rivers Energy have partnered on a $29.3 million investment to construct and operate an anaerobic digestion and biogas upgrading plant for the Jack Daniel Distillery in Tennessee.

Spanish renewables developer Grenergy has inked 2 power purchase agreements for projects the company owns in Chile.

Chilean fund manager Toesca Asset Management has agreed to acquire a large-scale solar project in Chile.

Brazilian renewable developer Casa dos Ventos has landed financing for a portfolio of wind farms in the state of Bahia.

Oglethorpe Power, a member-owned energy company, has agreed to acquire 2 generating units at Washington County Power, a 4-unit 660MW combustion turbine generation and transmission facility, in Sandersville, Georgia.

Saint-Gobain has signed a 10-year PPA with TotalEnergies for the purchase of solar power for its 145 industrial sites in the US and Canada.

France's TotalEnergies (TTE) and Brazil's Casa dos Ventos (CDV) have entered a joint venture to set up a renewable portfolio of Casa Dos Ventos, Brazil.

Renewable energy developer rPlus Energies has signed a long-term PPA with PacifiCorp for a 400MWac solar PV project integrated with a 200MW battery energy storage system (BEES) in Emery County, Utah.

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has completed the privatization process of Companhia Estadual de Geração de Energia Elétrica (CEEE-G).

PPL Corporation, the Pennsylvania-headquartered transmission and distribution company, and Belgian transmission operator Elia Group have agreed to develop innovative transmission solutions to integrate future offshore wind capacity with the onshore grid in the New England region.

Nightpeak Energy – a new venture for the development of flexible power generation resources including battery storage facilities across the US – has received $200 million in equity funding from Energy Spectrum Capital.

Invinity Energy Systems has entered into a sales agreement with Maada'oozh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Energy, for a 10MWh Invinity VS3 flow battery system to be used in a large-scale solar microgrid project in Southern California.

Swiss-based Advanced Power has closed on a $60 million capital facility through Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB).

Uruguay has issued a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SSLB), the country's first ESG-linked bond and second-ever sovereign issuance of the sort.

Infrastructure investor SMC Infrastructure Partners (SMC) has taken over an investment platform that specializes in energy transition, environmental impact, resiliency and digitization.

Spanish group Uriel Inversiones, through its renewable arm Uriel Renovables, is planning a utility-scale solar project in Chile.

Ecofin Advisors, the investment manager of US renewables fund Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust (RNEW), has hired a group lead and portfolio manager.

US solar developer Innovative Solar Systems (ISS) has put itself up for sale for $150 million.

Invenergy has reached commercial operations at the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) LNG-to-power project at the Port of Acajutla in El Salvador.

The energy company Invenergy has secured a deal to sell a pair of wind projects in Texas and Oklahoma, totaling almost 800MW in generation, to a utility company.

Brazilian electric utility Copel, through its subsidiary Copel Geração e Transmissão (Copel GeT), has started commercial operations of its Jandaíra wind complex.

International renewable energy producer Sonnedix has acquired a 290MW solar and wind platform in Chile – the most recent of many purchases made in the country.

EDF Renewables North America and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) have started construction activity on local solar power projects with an aggregate capacity of 22.5MW, as part of the first phase of projects across the co-operative’s member service territories in Virginia and Delaware.

Israel-headquartered Doral Renewables has struck a deal to secure $500 million in investment from Apollo Global Management and fellow Israeli company, Migdal Insurance.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft is planning an almost 250MW solar project in Chile.

A subsidiary of InterEnergy has requested financing from IDB Invest for green energy projects in the Dominican Republic.

Wafra, a global alternative asset manager, has announced the acquisition of a controlling interest in Mission Clean Energy, a utility-scale renewable asset developer.

Solar power developer Standard Solar is acquiring solar projects with a combined capacity of 6.2MW in Rhode Island from Trina Solar.

Dominion Energy Virginia has acquired a utility-scale battery project from energy storage developer East Point Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equinor.

AES Andes is planning to repurpose one of its coal-fired power plants in Chile to develop renewable energy.

Engie Energía Chile has submitted a new wind project that the company is planning to develop for environmental review.

Molly Morris will succeed Siri Espedal Kindem as the new president of Equinor Wind US, effective 1 January 2023.

Renewable energy fund US Solar Fund (USF) is considering a potential sale of the company amid various strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

Dominion Energy has filed a proposal with the Virginia State Corporation Commission for nearly 2 dozen new solar and energy storage projects.

French renewable energy company Voltalia has commissioned the 320MW SSM1&2 solar farm in Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil.

Independent power trader Comerc Energia has completed 2 separate issuances of debentures to finance solar assets in Brazil.

Energy giant BP is set to acquire Archaea Energy, a US-based platform that develops, constructs, and operates RNG facilities.

Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) has awarded contracts in the A-5 renewable power auction.

Rhode Island Energy has issues the RFP to solicit an additional 600-1,000MW of offshore wind to boost the state’s energy needs.

Swedish developer Eolus has agreed to sell a solar and battery storage project in Arizona.

Greenbacker Capital Management has purchased a community solar project in Virginia from solar development company Sun Tribe Development.

H2 Green Steel and Hydro Havrand have signed an agreement to explore opportunities for developing large-scale green hydrogen production facilities for off-takers in Brazil and the Nordics.

Spain’s Iberdrola and Sempra Infrastructure have signed an agreement for the joint development of hydrogen and green ammonia projects in the US to be powered by renewable sources.

Brookfield Renewable has agreed to partner with InterEnergy Group to develop renewable energy across Latin America.

ArcLight Capital Partners has agreed to sell its hydroelectric generation platform, Great River Hydro, which owns a portfolio of assets across New England.

Geo Biogás & Tech (formerly GEO Energética) and Grupo Crivellaro have secured financing for a biogas project the pair is partnering on in Brazil.

Clean energy company SGP BioEnergy has added green hydrogen production to an advanced biorefinery located in Colon and Balboa, Panama.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners-backed Primergy Solar has closed the sale of a minority stake in a 690MW/1,416MWh solar-plus-storage facility in Nevada, after beginning marketing a stake in the project earlier this year.

Engie has received environmental approval for the expansion of a wind project the company is planning in Chile.

Energy Harbor Corp, an energy company that is partially owned by Nuveen Asset Management and Avenue Capital, has agreed to sell and then deactivate a pair of its coal plants totaling almost 3GW of generation as it looks to decarbonize its asset fleet.

Advanced Power has closed the sale of its 100% interest in Cutlass Solar II to Sabanci Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sabanci Holdings.

Clearway Energy Group has signed a fresh set of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with PacifiCorp, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.

2W Energia has won a contract to supply Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Banrisul) with clean energy.

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has completed the acquisition of Atlas Renewable Energy from vendor Actis after the deal came to light in May (2022).

American Airlines has made a strategic investment in Universal Hydrogen Company, a company building a green hydrogen distribution and logistics network for aviation.

Divert Inc has entered into a 10-year renewable natural gas offtake agreement worth about $175 million with BP.

Editor's Note: This article has been amended since publication to include a statement given by Guzman Energy that was issued after press time.

Steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has closed its acquisition of the Quebra-Queixo hydro plant in Brazil.

Transmisora Colombiana de Energía (TCE) has secured financing to complete the construction of a transmission project in Colombia.

MasTec has completed the previously-announced acquisition of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), one of the largest utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure solutions providers in North America.

Leeward Renewable Energy announced that construction has commenced on its Oak Trail Solar facility near Moyock, North Carolina.

EverGen Infrastructure Corp has appointed Vancouver-based Sean Hennessy as chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.

Enel Green Power has withdrawn the Faro del Sur wind project the company is developing in Chile from environmental review.

Electric utility Copel, through its subsidiary Copel Geração e Transmissão, is set to acquire a pair of wind farms in Brazil.

Onpeak Capital has expanded its team after recently moving its head office from New York to Florida.

French solar developer GreenYellow has signed a power purchase agreement with 2W Energia in Brazil.

The French independent power producer Total Eren is entering the Dominican renewables market with its first solar project on the island.

RWE has agreed to acquire US-based Con Edison’s Clean Energy Businesses (CEB).

Louisiana-based utility NuQuest Energy has submitted 6 new solar projects to the MISO queue for evaluation.

Puerto Rico has kicked off the second tranche of a 6-tranche renewable energy procurement tender process.

German renewables developer Energy Kitchen has received the greenlight to proceed with a duo of wind projects the company is planning in Chile.

A former managing director at John Laing has reemerged as head of investments for Octopus Energy’s North America business.

Spain-based renewables outfit, Opdenergy, has hired a new M&A director for its operations in the US.

Consultancy firm KPMG has promoted a managing director and head of infrastructure to partner in Panama.

Private equity firm Actis has added to its existing position in Brazilian renewable developer Omega Energia.

Eneva has closed its acquisition of CELSEPAR, the holding company which owns the largest LNG-to-power asset plant in Brazil.

InfraRed Capital Partners has entered into an agreement to purchase stakes in four wind projects in the US and Canada from Canadian outfit Algonquin Utilities & Power Corp.

CarVal Investors has purchased an around 70MW portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in Pennsylvania from a solar project developer.

French construction company Vinci has signed a public-private partnership for a transmission project in Brazil.

Engie Energía Chile has agreed a deal to acquire an operational wind project in Chile.

The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has awarded 3 contracts in its reserve capacity power auction in Brazil.

Engie Brasil Energia has hired Vestas for the initial supply, installation, operation and maintenance on parts of Latin America’s largest wind project.

Canada’s Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has agreed to a new transaction price for its acquisition of American Electric Power's (AEP) utility subsidiary Kentucky Power and its transmission business AEP Kentucky Transco.

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), a utility subsidiary of energy company PNM Resources, has retired the last unit of a coal-fired San Juan power plant.

Neoenergia is the latest company to subscribe to the green hydrogen agenda of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

CGN Brasil Energia, the Brazilian renewables subsidiary of China’s CGN Energy, is partnering with mining company Sul Americana de Metais (SAM) on the development of solar energy in Brazil.

The renewables platform of Brookfield Asset Management has splurged on the US renewable energy market with the addition of 2 new renewable platforms to its portfolio.

Japanese conglomerate ORIX Corporation has invested in a 150MW Texan wind power farm via its US Strategic Solutions group – following up last year’s foray into US wind energy.

Enbridge, the Canadian energy giant, has bolstered its position in North American renewables with the acquisition of Tri Global Energy (TGE) for $270 million in cash and assumed debt.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) has agreed a deal to purchase an almost 400MW portfolio of wind projects in Montana from an affiliate of Morgan Stanley.

Solar and energy storage developer Savion has promoted a senior member of its management team to the position of senior vice president of transactions.

IDB Invest and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed on to the Renewstable Barbados project.

Rev Renewables, a subsidiary of LS Power, has closed on the refinancing of a portfolio of battery storage projects in California totaling 615 MW.

Chilean renewable developer oEnergy is expanding its portfolio with a 30MW solar project.

A $550 million portfolio-level debt package that has been arranged for a Spanish-owned renewables developer is hitting the market this week, with the term sheet finalized.

Renewable developer Renova Energias is planning a new small-scale solar plant in Chile.

A managing director on Silicon Valley Bank’s project finance team has left the bank for a new opportunity, PFR understands.

Lightsource bp has reached financial close for the first time in Brazil with the Milagres solar complex.

Spanish-owned Enfinity Global has hired a new head of M&A for its business in the Americas, having recently added a new chief executive officer to the branch.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy is launching a 5-project tender for electric transmission in Peru.

Capital Dynamics has reached a deal to sell a 400MW operational portfolio of solar projects in US to a Spanish-owned energy platform.

Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia’s renewable business, Luz de Tres Picos, plans a bond issuance to finance a pair of Argentinian wind farms the company is developing.

Enel Green Power has named Jose Luis Navarro Hermoso head of the company's Mexico operations.

AES Brasil is the latest company to sign on to the green hydrogen hub to be developed in the state of Ceará.

The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has set a goal of reaching 5 GW of offshore wind generation by 2030, outlining plans for an offshore leasing process.

Engie North America has signed an agreement with a home appliances company to sell 53 MW of wind generation.

Equatorial Energia has agreed to acquire Enel Brasil's distribution business Celg-D (Enel Goiás).

Japanese bank SMBC has hired a new vice president to its project finance team.

Spanish solar developer Cox Energy has received the greenlight to trade within Colombia’s wholesale energy market.

Chile’s National Electric Coordinator (CEN) has awarded transmission projects in a tender launched earlier this year.

Oil and gas company BP Energy has struck a deal to purchase the remaining 50% stake of a 470 MW wind project in Kansas that the company co-owns with American Electric Power (AEP).

A former managing director at Natixis has landed at Societe Generale after leaving his position in July.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (Nyserda) has launched a tender for 2 GW of large-scale renewable energy projects in the state.

Solarpack has finalized a concession agreement for the El Aromo solar project in Ecuador, officially moving forward with the project’s development.

Online retailer giant Amazon is expanding its renewable energy portfolio with the company's first renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) in South America.

Independent power producer Kenlov Renewable Energy and engineering company Ashtrom have signed a power purchase agreement for a portion of the output of a 400 MW (DC) solar project in Texas.

Cypress Creek Renewables has struck an agreement to sell a 45 MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois to Nexamp.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co has purchased a 54 MW wind project in Illinois from a national renewable energy project developer.

Solar developer Soltage has purchased a 28 MW solar project that is being built on land held by the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio.

Engie North America has inked a power purchase agreement with a commercial offtaker for the output of a 250 MW solar project in Texas.

Avangrid has appointed Jose Antonio Miranda as president and CEO of Avangrid Renewables following the fusion of the onshore and offshore renewable businesses.

Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has approved the results of the A-4 New Energy auction held in May.

French renewable developer GreenYellow has secured financing for 11 small-scale solar projects the company is developing in Brazil.

Cherian George of Fitch Ratings fame has cropped up in a new role having joined Keystone Global as a senior adviser.

Brazilian fuels distributor Vibra Energia has purchased a 50% stake in ZEG Biogás e Energia, a biogas and biofuel producer headquartered in São Paulo.

EDF Renewables has agreed to sell a 50% stake in its Big Beau solar-plus-storage project located in California.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co has secured a $186 million credit agreement to finance a pair of solar projects in South Dakota and Montana.

Macquarie Capital’s head of infrastructure and energy finance in the Americas has left the firm to take up a senior position at the investment bank Evercore.

Matrix Renewables has struck a deal with solar developer SolarStone Partners that will see the two companies collaborate on the development of a 4.6 GW US project pipeline.

Slate Asset Management has entered into a strategic partnership with a Canadian renewables developer through the purchase of a minority stake in the platform.

Energy company Terra-Gen has closed financing for the second phase of its mammoth Edwards Sanborn solar and storage project in California.

Clēnera has secured financing for a solar project the renewable energy company is developing in the state of Montana.

A Chilean sponsor is planning a 95.2 MW wind project in the region of Ñuble.

Engie Brasil Energia has signed a share purchase and sale agreement that will see the company let go of its last coal-fired power plant in Brazil.

Argentine electric utility Edenor is preparing its second bond issuance in the local market this year, scheduled for September 22.

Update: This article was edited on Sept.16 to include the identity of the sell-side financial advisor and additional details about the PPAs.

Fundamental Renewables, a renewable energy financier, has secured a $400 million credit facility to support the company’s operations.

Argentina’s Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia (PCR) is expanding a wind project the company is developing with steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal Acindar.

NextEra Energy has agreed to sell $2 billion worth of equity units to a trio of investment banks.

Spanish solar developer Solarpack has landed a definitive concession for the development of a solar farm in Peru.

The former CEO of Orsted Onshore has launched a renewable energy investment platform, named Bluestar Energy Capital.

X-Elio has signed a power purchase agreement with German company BASF for 48 MW of power from a solar project the company is developing in Texas.

EDF Renewables has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Prumo Logística, a transportation and energy conglomerate in Brazil.

Chilean PMGD developer Blue Light Energy has started the permitting process of a small-scale solar project that the company is planning in the metropolitan region of Santiago.

CIT Bank has hired a new director to its energy group from Lightsource bp.

EDF Renewables North America has inked a virtual power purchase agreement with McDonald’s Corp for the output of a 255 MW solar project in Texas.

Electric vehicle company XL Fleet Corp has purchased rooftop solar developer Spruce Power.

The oil and gas subsidiary of conglomerate Grupo Ultra has agreed to acquire a distributed generation solar service platform in Brazil.

The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has reassigned a date for the A-5 renewable auction which was originally supposed to be held on September 16.

Baker Botts has hired the co-head of the energy and infrastructure projects team at Nixon Peabody as a partner to its global projects team in New York.

EDF Renewables has appointed Fabiano Fuga as commercial director for the company's Brazilian activities, based in São Paulo.

Powertis, the project development arm of Spanish solar tracker manufacturer Soltec, has commissioned the company’s first solar project in Brazil.

bp North America has agreed to acquire EDF Energy Services (EDF ES), the power and gas supplier operating in the United States of French energy company EDF.