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News
Chile’s new grid access rules “not enough” to help wind
Renewable energy industry claims LNG-fuelled power plants will continue to abuse inflexibility rules to secure priority dispatch
Merger to create major new renewables player in Brazil
Brazil’s Votorantim and Canadian pension fund CPP Investments will build on existing partnership to expand portfolio
Engie kicks off work on Peru’s largest wind farm
French developer’s 260MW Punta Lomitas will increase Peru’s total wind capacity to more than 700MW once online in 2023
Renewables meet full demand of Brazilian energy tender
Wind takes about a fifth of capacity awarded in tender, with Statkraft, PEC Energia and Casa dos Ventos all successful
Chile seeks developer for key power line
Iberdrola among companies hoping to build transmission line to connect Chilean renewables to consumption hubs
Four wind farms cancelled in Argentina under new rules
Developers cancel wind farms with 150MW combined capacity to free up demand and transmission for more viable projects
In Depth
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Brazil Brazilian OEM installs 4.2MW prototype wind turbine
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Brazil South America takes biggest share of December onshore wind orders
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Insight report: Latin American wind sector hit by Covid-19 and debt
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Chile Slower growth delays tender by six months
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Chile Chile advances South America's biggest wind farm
Policy
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Chile European firms big winners in Chile’s 2GW renewables tender
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Argentina Argentina seeks to unlock delayed wind farms
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Colombia Colombia prepares for wind power boom
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United States Wind power boom in the Americas defies pandemic
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United Kingdom EDP sets sights on 10GW wind growth by 2025
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