South America - Page 1

Reventazón out of operation for three months, says ICE
Tuesday, March 06, 2018 by The 305.5MW Reventazón project in Costa Rica will be out of operation for three months while repairs are carried out, the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has clarified.

Kinross acquires Brazilian hydro plants
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 by Kinross Gold Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Kinross Brasil Mineraçao, has agreed to acquire two hydroelectric power plants in Brazil from a subsidiary of Gerdau SA for...

Argentina looking to new hydro
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 by Plans for new hydropower development in Argentina totaling over 18GW are to be unveiled by the end of this year, newswires have reported.

Record-breaking 2016 for Itaipu hydro plant, plans unveiled to ensure future operation
Thursday, January 26, 2017 by The Itaipu hydroelectric plant on the Brazil, Paraguay border ended 2016 with a historic production of 103,098,366MWh – a new world record in annual generation, Itaipu Binacional...

BNDES loans funds for Enel’s Apiacas project
Monday, January 09, 2017 by The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has signed a 373 million Brazilian reais (US$115 million) loan agreement with Enel Group to cover part of the investment required to build...

1800MW Teles Pires plant commissioned in Brazil
Tuesday, September 06, 2016 by Iberdrola has announced the 1800MW Teles Pires hydropower plant in the Amazon Forest in Brazil is now fully operational, with the company having completed the project in a record time...

Endesa Chile drops water rights for Chilean hydro plants
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 by Endesa Chile has given up the water rights to six hydropower plants in Chile, which the company says have been identified as being unviable.

Tapajos dam plans rejected by IBAMA
Friday, August 12, 2016 by Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) has officially announced the cancellation of licences for the 8000MW São Luiz do Tapajós dam project in the Amazon over concerns...

Brazilian bank to support small hydro growth
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 by Brazil's Far South Regional Development Bank (BRDE) is helping to support the growth of small hydro in country after signing a cooperation agreement with hydropower association ABRAPCH...

Seven face charges over Samarco dam disaster
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 by Six executives from mining company Samarco, including president Ricardo Vescovi, together with one contractor, are to be charged with homicide following the fatal dam breach at...

New contracts for Andritz in Latin America
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 by Andritz Hydro is modernise and equip three hydropower projects in Brazil and Nicaragua in contracts valued at EUR 70 million.

Go ahead given to increase cost of Brazilian hydro
Saturday, November 28, 2015 by Owners of Brazilian hydropower plants will be permitted to raise electricity charges to their customers if production falls due to the country’s persistent drought.

Waneta Expansion connects to grid
Friday, June 12, 2015 by The Waneta Expansion Project near Trail, British Columbia, has been connected to the BC Hydro grid by developer The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP) - a JV between Fortis...

Agreements signed for marine energy R&D center in Chile
Friday, June 12, 2015 by Development of a marine energy research and development centre in Chile took a major step forward this week with the signing of a joint agreement in Paris.

Brazil and Bolivia planning new dam
Monday, April 27, 2015 by The Brazilian and Bolivian governments are in discussions for the development of a new 3GW hydroelectric dam on Bolivia’s section of the Madeira River, newswires have reported.

320 ton runner on its way to Belo Monte, Brazil
Monday, January 19, 2015 by Voith Hydro has announced that the largest runner it has ever produced in Latin America was this week shipped to the Belo Monte hydropower project in Brazil.

EDF takes majority stake in Sinop dam, Brazil
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 by EDF has acquired a 51% stake in Sinop Energy Company, the company responsible for constructing and operating the 400MW Sinop hydroelectric dam in Brazil.

Tunnel collapse at Coca Coda Sinclair kills 13
Monday, December 15, 2014 by A tunnel collapse at the Coca Coda Sinclair hydroelectric project in Ecuador's Amazonian region has killed 13 workers and injured a further 12.

World’s longest power transmission link commissioned
Thursday, August 28, 2014 by Power and automation technology group ABB has announced it has successfully commissioned the longest transmission link in the world, developed to bring electricity from two...