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International solar developer Atlas Renewable Energy has acquired its first solar PV project in Colombia from Rayo Energia.

Peru's untapped solar PV potential could help accelerate the growth of the technology by powering green ammonia projects.

US tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar has opened a 2.5GW solar tracker facility in the eastern region of Bahia, Brazil.

Renewable energy investment fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) launched its second Growth Markets Fund (GMF) this week (4th December), seeking US$3 billion in financing for renewable energy generation.

AES Dominicana has raised US$368 million in a loan facility that will be used to finance renewable energy projects in the Dominican Republic.

Of its three major operational markets – the US, Europe and Latin America – Grenergy particularly highlighted Chile as a fulcrum for leveraging up its solar and storage businesses.

Switzerland-based institutional investment group SUSI Partners has entered a development deal for two large-scale solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants in Chile.

Latin America and the Caribbean need to double financing for clean energy projects to US$150 billion by 2030 to fulfil the Announced Pledges Scenario (APS), according to the International Energy Agency’s Latin America Energy Outlook.

Sungrow has sold 15GW of inverters to companies in Latin America, following the signing of deals at Intersolar South America last month.

Trina Solar’s tracker manufacturing unit TrinaTracker has opened a new facility in Brazil, with a 2.5GW annual capacity.