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Solarcentury continues to expand its presence in the emerging Latin American PV market, this time by completing a 40MW solar park in Chile for local electricity company Energía Cerro El Morado.

The Argentinian province of Jujuy plans to install a solar PV project that has the potential to generate up to 1GW of power in the Susques department, according to Argentinian state news portal Telam.

The Mexican subsidiary of Enel Green Power has begun construction on the 238MW Don José PV plant in San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Growth market investor company Actis has acquired over 1.5GW of solar PV assets from bankrupt SunEdison in Latin America as part of a US$525 million commitment to launch a new Pan-Latin American renewable energy platform — Atlas Renewable Energy.

This week's Movers & Shakers features executive board shake-ups; with both new appointments and departures. PV Tech also reports on happenings in Chile's Renewable Energy Association, as the country emerges as a strong clean energy player in Latin America.

Ardian Infrastructure has made its debut in the Latin American solar market in the US$31 million acquisition of four PV plants in Chile and Peru from Spanish EPC Solarpack.

Brazil’s emerging PV market poses significant opportunities for foreign investors as it is still at a stage before consolidation occurs and the market becomes more saturated. A panel of experts at Intersolar Europe discussed why now is the right time to penetrate the Brazilian market.

The Latin American solar market is expected to double to 2.3GW in 2016, up from 1.3GW last year, but it remains in its early stages having been held back by key markets in Brazil and Mexico, according to the latest figures from analyst firm GTM Research.

China-based solar manufacturer Trina Solar and Madrid-based PV developer Grenergy Renovables have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build 60MW of solar plants in Chile.