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Governments across Central America are starting to issue renewable energy tenders with a focus on solar power.

Revenues from firm’s solar assets overtook wind’s in 2019 and accounted for nearly half of full-year turnover, with large projects in Mexico, Argentina and others set to go live in 2020.

Asset manager MPC Capital takes over PPA-backed project, set to cost US$7.5m and enter construction in Q4 2019.

Neoen closes financing for 140MW solar project in El Salvador, Trina Solar launches Trinahome in Sri Lanka, Lightsource BP enters Brazil market.

Finnish finance company FinnFund has provided US$15 million in financing to fund the construction of 10 PV projects in El Salvador, which will have a combined generation capacity of 100MW.

AES El Salvador and CMI have announced a partnership to develop Bosporus — a 100MW PV project that will be developed in El Salvador.

Renewable energy company Neoen announced Tuesday that operations have launched for the 101MW Providencia Solar project in EL Salvador.

French renewables developer Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 136MW of utility-scale solar PV in El Salvador.

Four solar projects totalling 120MW of solar will receive tariffs between US$49.55/MWh to US$67.24/MWh.