Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) approved the environmental impact statement for the Sidon Solar photovoltaic project. This project will include 158.17 MWdc of solar generation and 1,296 MWh of battery storage capacity. The project will also consist of 218,160 solar modules rated at 725 W, installed on 4,040 single-axis trackers. The panels will also have
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Peru intends to increase yearly copper output by approximately 1 million metric tons via new mining initiatives. Chinese and American firms are investing in the race for essential minerals in South America. The government of Peru is dedicated to eliminating 100 permitting requirements in the mining industry to draw in these investments. Aside from its
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Large-scale mining in Chile is moving toward a new and more efficient operating standard with lower emissions. ABB warns that declining ore grades, electrification of fleets, and the widespread use of desalinated water will increase the power consumption of mining operations. The company highlights the importance of medium-voltage distribution technologies, including switchgears and digital protection
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ClearPower Global recently received approval from PEOT to generate renewable hydropower from Peru’s Tinajones water system. It also plans to generate 20 MW of hydropower capacity up to 184 GWh of generation and US$35 million in investment. The ClearPower project has modular turbines designed to operate within existing gravity-fed and pressurized water infrastructure, capturing energy
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Peru has plenty of renewable energy sources for solar and wind generation. It has, however, only harnessed 5% of its total solar, wind, and hydropower potential. Despite this, Peru has a technical renewable energy potential of more than 937 GW of solar power, 20 GW of wind, and 69 GW of hydroelectric plants. The country
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Peru is famous for its mineral production, which is strategic for the energy transition and energy sustainability. It produces copper, iron, lead, molybdenum, silver, indium, and graphite. It also produces lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, titanium, vanadium, and rare earth elements. These minerals help in the manufacturing of electric vehicles, transmission grids, batteries, wind turbines, solar
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PetroTal, a crude producer in Peru, filed environmental documents to optimize production at block 96 in the northern jungle regions of Loreto. It has proposed US $83.5-83.6 million to focus on increasing oil-production efficiency. This proposal will make greater use of the existing infrastructure. The objective of the project is the relocation of four planned
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Recently, Ecopetrol announced that through its subsidiary Ecopetrol Investments do Brasil Ltda, it has completed the acquisition of a controlling interest equal to 51% of the voting capital share of Brava Energia. This acquisition strengthens the position of a major regional economy company in the oil and gas markets. The transaction also gives Ecopetrol exposure
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Siemens Energy and SBM Offshore recently selected Siemens Energy to supply recently selected by SBM Offshore to provide power generation and gas compression systems for Petrobras’ platforms in Brazil’s Sergipe-Alagoas basin. The equipment will be installed on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels serving two platforms, P-81 and P-87. Both of these FPSOs will
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Aurora’s modelling shows that a strong El Nino event in late 2026 could drive total curtailment in Brazil to 25%, with solar PV curtailment reaching 40% and onshore wind 21%. This event could worsen renewable energy curtailment and affect grid integration challenges. The increasing renewable capacity has outpaced investments in transmission infrastructure. Additionally, connecting these
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