Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Ecuador Transelectric awards USD50 million transmission contracts [free access]

  June 15, 2021
  Ecuador's state-owned power company, La Empresa Pública Estratégica Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC EP), through its transmission unit Transelectric, has awarded transmission contracts worth USD49.86 million under the Inter-American Development Bank (IaDB)-funded Support for the Advancement of Energy Matrix Change Programme.

• Puerto Rico NREP approves USD1.24 billion investment for power projects

  June 10, 2021
  Puerto Rico’s energy regulator Negociado de Energía de Puerto Rico (NEPR) has approved a package worth USD1.24 billion for executing short-term power projects in the country, which were submitted by the public power utility Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA).

• Private players propose 164 transmission projects for Chilean 2021 transmission plan

  June 8, 2021
  As per a news report, 24 private companies have proposed 164 projects cumulatively valued at USD3.84 billion, for the expansion of Chilean transmission infrastructure.

• Paraguayan ANDE presents USD8.9 billion worth Power Master Plan for 2021-40

  June 8, 2021
  Recently, Paraguayan Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) presented a Master Plan of Transmission, Distribution, Information and Communication Technology for 2021-30, and a Generation Master Plan for 2021-40, involving an aggregate investment of USD8.9 billion in the power sector.

• Colombian ISA wins concession for 230 kV Antioquia transmission system

  June 3, 2021
  Colombian mining and energy planning unit, Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética (UPME), has awarded local Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA) a USD12.4 million concession for building and operating a 230 kV transmission system in Colombia's northwest Antioquia department.

• ATCO–Quanta JV officially commences O&M of Puerto Rico’s T&D system

  June 2, 2021
  LUMA Energy LLC has officially commenced the operation and maintenance (O&M) of public power utility Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) power transmission and distribution (T&D) system, under a 15-year contract.

• GE’s Grid Solutions delivers Colombia’s first digital substation to Enel-Codensa

  June 1, 2021
  GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has delivered Colombia's first-ever digital substation to Colombian energy company Enel-Codensa, which is part of the Italy-based Enel Group.

• Panama’s ETESA commissions capacitor bank at 230 kV La Chorrera substation

  June 1, 2021
  Recently, Panama’s state-owned electricity transmission company, Empresa de Transmision Electrica (ETESA), commissioned the construction of 3x30 MVAr capacitor banks at the 230 kV La Chorrera substation.

• Argentina restarts work on stalled 500 kV transmission project [free access]

  May 27, 2021
  Argentina will recommence work on the stalled 500 kV transmission line being constructed in the north-eastern part of the country.

• Colombia–Panama ICP to submit EIA for interconnection project

  May 27, 2021
  Interconexion Electrica Colombia–Panama (ICP), the developer of the electricity interconnection project between Panama and Colombia, is expected to complete the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the project by November 2021, which will then be submitted for evaluation to the El Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá (MiAmbiente) or Panama’s Ministry of Environment.

• Colombia's GEB on track with 500 kV Colectora project

  May 27, 2021
  Colombian Grupo Energía Bogotá’s (GEB) Colectora transmission project valued at USD174 million, is advancing on time.

• Mexican CFE to invest MXN93 billion in 199 transmission projects till 2024

  May 27, 2021
  Mexico’s state-owned power utility is dominated by Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), announced plans to implement 199 modernisation and expansion transmission projects between 2020 and 2024, which will involve total investments of MXN92.7 billion.

• Peruvian Ministry hands over eight transmission projects to ProInversión

  May 20, 2021
  The Ministerio de Energia y Minas del Peru or Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines, has requested Peru's investment promotion agency ProInversión to handle the bidding processes for eight power transmission projects, which are part of the ministry’s 2021-30 transmission plan.

• Spanish Abengoa bags 220 kV line contract from Peruvian ENGIE

  May 19, 2021
  Spanish multinational corporation, Abengoa, has bagged a contract from ENGIE Energía Perú for the construction of a 220 kV line, which will evacuate power generated from the upcoming 260 MW Punta Lomitas wind farm located in the southern region of Ica, Peru.

• Dominican Republic’s ETED launches tender for 132 kV substation contracts

  May 19, 2021
  Recently, the Dominican Republic transmission utility, Empresa de Transmision Electrica Dominicana (ETED), has launched tenders for establishing transmission facilities.

• Brazilian regulator ANEEL opens public consultation for lots under December 2021 auction

  May 18, 2021
  Brazilian energy regulator, Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) has opened public consultations for the transmission facilities to be established under its December 2021 auction.

• Paraguayan ANDE inaugurates works on 220 kV San Ignacio Guazú substation

  May 18, 2021
  Recently, Paraguayan Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) inaugurated works on the 220/23 kV San Ignacio Guazú substation valued at USD2.45 million, which aims to provide reliable electricity to approximately 18,500 customers in the districts of San Ignacio and Santa Maria.

• Brazil to generate BRL225 billion from energy tenders in 2021 [free access]

  May 17, 2021
  Brazil’s Ministro de Minas e Energia (MME) or Ministry of Mines and Energy, announced that the electricity power, and oil and gas tenders will be launched in 2021, which are expected to generate around BRL225 billion in investments.

• Chilean CEN moves award of Kimal–Lo Aguirre project to December 2021

  May 12, 2021
  Recently, the Chilean national electricity system coordinator, Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (CEN), has postponed the award date of the Kimal–Lo Aguirre high voltage direct current (HVDC) project from October 29, 2021 to December 13, 2021, due to the additional time requested by the bidders.

• Chilean private players file objections over transmission expansion plan

  May 11, 2021
  As per a news report, six Chilean private sector players—AES Gener, Enel Green Power (EGP), Transelec, Acenor, Hydrostor and Reliable Energy Engineering Limited (RELE) —have filed objections to the Chilean 2020 transmission expansion plan formulated by the Chilean national energy commission, Comisión Nacional de Energía (CNE), to the expert panel appointed to review these cases.