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Spanish tracker company Solar Steel has signed an agreement to supply 400MW of solar trackers in Peru.

The inside scoop of how Mytilineos defied national protests and the onset of the novel coronavirus in 2020 to complete one of Chile’s largest solar farms in the Atacama desert.

Norwegian energy firms Equinor and Scatec are to collaborate on a 480MW solar project in Brazil.

Chilean authorities have announced plans to carry out an auction next year, looking to procure 2,310GWh of renewable power from generation and storage.

The Chilean government has awarded development rights for 11 utility-scale renewables projects in the country, totalling more than 2.6GW.

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member JinkoSolar has been selected to provide bifacial modules for Chile’s first hybrid utility-scale solar-plus-wind farm.

Sonnedix and French financier Natixis have closed senior financing facilities to bring forward up to 100MWp of solar in Chile.

Recently name checked as among the cheapest places in the world to develop solar, Chile has emerged as a particularly popular destination for solar finance. But as the country proceeds towards a 100% renewables target, political instability and legacy network issues stand in its way. Molly Lempriere explores how Chile can leap those hurdles on its way to a green grid.

The new edition of PV Tech Power – PV Tech Power 23 – is now available to download entirely free of charge, featuring insight in solar's COVID recovery, the emergence of Chile as LatAm's hottest market and the realities of subsidy-free solar.

New figures from regulator UPME show nearly 70% of all energy projects currently proposed are solar, setting the scene for growth spurt in the country using auctions to catch up on the renewable front.