Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Chilean CEN publishes tendering schedule for Kimal–Lo Aguirre HVDC Project

  October 5, 2020
  The Chilean national electricity system, Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (CEN), published the tendering schedule of the Kimal–Lo Aguirre high voltage direct current (HVDC) project.

• Paraguayan ANDE inaugurates 220 kV Barrio Molino substation

  October 5, 2020
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), has inaugurated the 220/66/23 kV Barrio Molino substation and interconnection project, valued at USD22 million.

• Abengoa commissions 345 kV transmission project in Argentina

  September 29, 2020
  Spanish multinational corporation, Abengoa, through its Argentine subsidiary—Teyma Abengoa, has completed the execution of a 345 kV in the province of Jujuy, Argentina.

• Transelectric to start studies for transmission projects in Ecuador

  September 29, 2020
  Ecuador's state-owned power company, La Empresa Pública Estratégica Corporación Eléctrica del Ecuador (CELEC EP), via its transmission unit Transelectric, will soon begin with studies for various transmission projects.

• Transelec seeks environmental approval for 500 kV project in Chile

  September 28, 2020
  Recently Transmisora del Pacífico, a unit of Chilean power transmission company Transelec SA, has submitted a 500 kV transmission project worth USD107 million to the Chilean Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental (SEA) or Environmental Assessment Service for seeking environmental approval.

• ANDE re-awards Lot 1 of 500 kV Yguazú substation project to Siemens Rieder consortium

  September 25, 2020
  Post the re-valuation of the results of Lot 1 of the 500 kV Yguazú substation and interconnection project, Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), has awarded it back to the Siemens Energy SAC (Peru) and Rieder & CIA S.A.C.I (Paraguay) consortium.

• Three transmission projects submitted to Chilean SEA for environmental approval

  September 23, 2020
  Recently, three transmission projects have been submitted for environmental approval to the Chilean Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental (SEA) or Environmental Assessment Service.

• Paraguay’s ANDE presents budget for next year’s electricity projects [free access]

  September 21, 2020
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), has presented a budget of USD414.59 million for the execution of 25 electricity projects in 2021.

• Paraguayan ANDE awards USD9.7 million substation expansion contract to Tecnoedil

  September 21, 2020
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), has awarded local company Tecnoedil a USD9.71 million contract for the expansion of the Caaguazú substation.

• Spanish Elecnor bags 56 MW wind farm project in Mexico

  September 21, 2020
  Recently, the Spanish infrastructure, energy and telecommunications company, Elecnor, has been awarded a EUR28.8 million contract for the construction of the 56 MW Coromuel wind farm in Mexico, which is being developed by Eurus Energy.

• Peruvian ProInversion launches tender for two PPP transmission projects

  September 14, 2020
  Peru's investment promotion agency ProInversion has launched a tender for the 138 kV Puerto Maldonado–Iberia transmission line and 220/60/22.9 kV Valle del Chira substation projects.

• Paraguayan ANDE to soon announce re-valuation results of Lot 1, 500 kV Yguazú substation project

  September 14, 2020
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), will soon present the results for the re-valuation of Lot 1 of the 500 kV Yguazú substation and interconnection project, to the Dirección Nacional de Contrataciones Públicas (DNCP) or the Directorate of Public Procurement .

• ANDE seeks consultancy services for 500 kV and 220 kV projects in Paraguay

  September 14, 2020
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), has invited international competitive bids for providing consultancy services for the Proyecto de Refuerzo del Sistema Electrico de Transmision del Sistema Interconectado Nacional (SIN) en 500 y 220 kV or the Project for Strengthening the National Interconnected System at 500 kV and 220 kV levels.

• CIE begins contractual works on Lot 2 of 500 kV substation project in Paraguay

  September 10, 2020
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company, Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), has reported that Paraguayan Consorcio de Ingeniería Electromecánica (CIE S.A.) has started with contractual works on Lot 2 of the 500 kV Yguazú substation and interconnection project, awarded in August 2020.

• USA's I Squared Capital sells Peruvian power line business Orazul to ISA Peru

  September 9, 2020
  US-based I Squared Capital has sold its Peruvian transmission line company Orazul Energy Group at USD158.5 million to Colombian state-owned transmission company Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P’s (ISA) Peruvian subsidiary — ISA Peru.

• Bolivian ENDE relaunches bids for 500 kV Las Brechas substation

  September 7, 2020
  Bolivian power transmission company, Empresa Nacional de Electricidad (ENDE) Transmisión S.A, has re-launched the tender for establishing the 500/230 kV Las Brechas substation, which is part of the 18-km-long, 500 kV Carrasco–Las Brechas Transmission Line Project.

• Chile Ministry accelerates development of USD1.2 billon Kimal–Lo Aguirre HVDC project

  September 3, 2020
  The Chilean Ministry of Energy has revoked its decision of conducting a field study for determining the route of the Kimal–Lo Aguirre high voltage direct current (HVDC) project line, thereby accelerating the development of the project.

• Panama’s ETESA pushes Fourth Line project completion to July 2024

  September 2, 2020
  As per news reports, Panama's state-owned transmission company, Empresa de Transmision Electrica (ETESA), has pushed the completion deadline of the Fourth Line project from the first half of 2023 to July 2024.

• Brazil’s ANEEL levies BRL199 million fine against Spanish Abengoa

  September 1, 2020
  Brazil’s energy regulator, Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (ANEEL), has issued a fine against the Spanish multinational corporation, Abengoa, of BRL198.79 million, which is 10 per cent of the total value of the contract that the company won in 2012.

• Peru’s Osinergmin approves medium-term transmission investment plan

  September 1, 2020
  Peruvian energy and mining investment regulator—Osinergmin—has approved the USD162 million worth mid-term power investment plan (May 1, 2020–April 30, 2025), which corresponds to complementary and secondary transmission systems and is part of a regulated price setting procedure.