Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Brazilian Copel begins work on Palmas–Areia line project

  April 23, 2013
  Brazil's state-owned power utility Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) has initiated construction of the BRL19 million Palmas–Areia transmission line.

• Chilean grid company TRANSNET to spend USD26 million

  April 23, 2013
  Chile’s power grid operator TRANSNET, a subsidiary of energy holding group Compañía General de Electricidad (CGE), has planned to invest about USD26 million to construct the Santa Isabel substation for meeting the rising power demand of the Maule region.

• Colombian Transelca receives COP10 billion loan from Banco de Bogota

  April 23, 2013
  Colombia’s second largest transmission company Transelca, owned by state-run power grid operator Interconexion Electrica (ISA), has received a COP10 billion loan from Banco de Bogota bank.

• Colombian ISA to bid for Chilean grid projects

  April 23, 2013
  Colombian state-run grid operator Interconexion Electrica (ISA) has planned to participate in the next power line auctions to be held in Chile.

• Uruguay–Brazil Interconnector project to complete by end-2013

  April 22, 2013
  Construction works on the Uruguay–Brazil Interconnector project are likely to be completed by end-2013.

• Peru postpones concession calls for Mantaro–Montalvo line

  April 18, 2013
  ProInversión, Peru's private investment promotion agency has extended the date of submitting participation fee and qualification fee for the concession Mantaro–Marcona–Socabaya–Montalvo, to May 17, 2013.

• Brazilian company RS Energia initiates works on BRL26 million project

  April 17, 2013
  Brazilian electricity supplier RS Energia, a subsidiary of Eletrosul, has initiated construction works of the BRL26 million power substation in its concession area in the southern Rio Grande do Sul state.

• Chilean firm Enersis to invest USD9.05 billion in Latin America during 2013-17

  April 17, 2013
  Chilean power company Enersis, a subsidiary of Spanish utility Endesa, has planned to invest USD9.05 billion in Latin America during the 2013-2017 period.

• Eletrobras subsidiaries seek partners for upcoming transmission auction

  April 16, 2013
  Centrais Elétricas do Norte do Brasil S.A (Eletronorte) and Eletrosul Centrais Elétricas S.A. (Eletrosul), subsidiaries of federal government-owned power utility Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobras) have invited separate proposals to select partners to bid for transmission projects in the upcoming transmission auction to be held by the energy regulator Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (Aneel) in May.

• Inadequate transmission network in Brazil to affect wind projects

  April 16, 2013
  As per Brazilian wind energy industry association Associação Brasileira de Energia Eólica (Abeeolica), wind projects aggregating around 1.3 GW capacity will not be able to serve consumers during 2013 due to inadequate transmission infrastructure.

• Paraguayan ANDE to invite bids for three transmission projects

  April 16, 2013
  Paraguay’s state-owned power company Administración Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE) plans to invite bids for three transmission projects, to be financed by Sovereign bonds.

• Paraguay completes Villa Hayes power substation

  April 15, 2013
  Construction of the Villa Hayes power substation, which is a part of the 500 kV, 347 km Itaipu–Villa Hayes transmission line project being developed by Itaipu Binacional, operator of the Itaipu hydro power project located on Paraná River on the border between Brazil and Paraguay, has been completed.

• ICP to complete review of Colombia–Panama interconnection by April 2013

  April 15, 2013
  Interconexión Eléctrica Colombia Panamá (ICP) is expecting to complete the strategic review of the Colombia–Panama Electricity Transmission Interconnector Project by the end of April 2013.

• Honduras energy ministry announces Enee recovery plans

  April 15, 2013
  Ministry of Energy and Mines of Honduras has opted for the public-private partnership (PPP) route under the recovery plan of the state power company Empresa Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (Enee).

• Peruvian Edegel receives environment clearance for 220 kV project

  April 12, 2013
  Peruvian power producer Edegel has received the environment clearance for its 220 kV, 114 km transmission project in Junín region.

• Chilean firm seeks environmental permit for 220 kV project

  April 12, 2013
  Chilean firm Aprovechamientos Energeticos is seeking an environmental permit for its 220 kV, 55 km transmission line between the Domeyko and Maitencillo substations in Atacama region.

• AF Espana and IDB sign USD1 million contract for Andean link study

  April 12, 2013
  AF Espana, a Spanish consultancy firm, has signed a USD1 million worth contract with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to study the viability of power grid interconnections in the Andean region.

• Brazilian Aneel bans Chesf, Furnas and IESUL from bidding in May auction

  April 11, 2013
  Brazilian power regulator Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (Aneel) has banned three power companies, namely, Companhia Hidro Eletrica do Sao Francisco (Chesf), Furnas Central Electric SA (Furnas) and Interligação Elétrica Sul S.A’s (IESUL) from participating in next month's national power transmission auction.

• Puerto Rico to complete 14 transmission projects by 2015

  April 11, 2013
  Puerto Rico has planned to complete 10 transmission improvement and expansion projects by the end of 2013, and two each in 2014 and 2015, to help integrate renewable energy into the grid.

• Brazilian energy regulator to auction 17 power line projects in May

  April 10, 2013
  Brazilian power regulator Agencia Nacional de Energia Eletrica (Aneel) plans to auction 10 lots, comprising 17 power lines with total length of 5,017 km, and four substations, on May 10, 2013.