Renewables

Renewables: the latest energy news and analysis on Mexico, the Gulf and Latin America from the Watt.

• Itaipú Simulates Up to 1,000 MW of Solar to Damp Oscillations in Paraguay
  Oct 28, 2026
• Samsung SDI signs 1 GWh contract for NCA batteries made in Indiana
  Oct 26, 2026
• Grupo Dragón secures financing to build its first solar park in Guatemala
  Oct 25, 2026
• Italy Connects 4.83 GW of Solar in Nine Months of 2026, Reaching 48.35 GW Cumulative
  Oct 24, 2026
• South Korea's Renewable Capacity Overtakes Coal for the First Time
  Oct 23, 2026
• Peru Proposes Reviving a 1,000 MW Power Interconnection with Chile
  Oct 21, 2026
• Global solar falls 10.8% in 2026 on China's 29% slump
  Oct 19, 2026
• Solaria to invest $5.7 billion in Uruguay: 350 MW of solar for data centers
  Oct 18, 2026
• CFE board votes October 20 on more than 60 solar and wind projects worth $12.5 billion
  Oct 17, 2026
• Sener Counts 42 Solar Plants at 6,856 MW, With 4,445 MW Still to Be Assigned
  Oct 16, 2026
• MIT Finds No Link Between Utility-Scale Renewables and Higher Power Prices
  Oct 13, 2026
• 4-Hour Batteries Now Cost Less Than Peaking Gas in 43 Markets
  Oct 12, 2026
• Cox signs 15-year PPA with EPM for 115 GWh of solar annually
  Oct 11, 2026
• Chile Approves 17 Solar and Battery Projects With 1.358 MW Since August
  Oct 10, 2026
• Grenergy closes $457 million financing for solar and batteries in Chile
  Oct 9, 2026
• Solar and wind supply 13% of Mexico's electricity generation, per BloombergNEF
  Oct 8, 2026
• Federal judge restores $7 billion to the Solar for All program
  Sep 25, 2026
• Wind output rises 17% in the late afternoon as SENER projects 15,000 MW by 2030
  Sep 22, 2026
• IDB approves $23.75 million for solar mini-grids in Belize
  Sep 21, 2026
• Brazil solar module imports fall 48% and price rises 12.9%
  Sep 20, 2026
• Actis launches Yeltica Energy with 2 GW and 330 MWp already awarded by CFE
  Sep 18, 2026
• Batteries Bring Power to Data Centers in 18 Months, Versus 4 Years for the Grid
  Sep 13, 2026
• Sener projects 15,000 MW of wind power in Mexico by 2030, an 84% jump
  Sep 12, 2026
• FlexGen and SMT Commission 320 MWh Battery in ERCOT in Six Weeks
  Sep 10, 2026
• Mexico Sets 38% Clean Power Target for 2030 with 22,000 MW of Renewables
  Sep 7, 2026
• Sener Awards 55 Renewable Projects and Prepares a 9,000 MW Next Round
  Sep 5, 2026
• Arizona and Texas Set a U.S. Quarterly Battery Record: 20.2 GWh
  Sep 4, 2026
• Brazil Ties Data Center Tax Incentives to Renewable Energy
  Sep 3, 2026
• Trump Order on Imported Equipment: BloombergNEF Expects Battery Storage Delays and Cancellations
  Sep 2, 2026
• China Reaches 1,286 GW of Solar, Surpassing Coal in Installed Capacity
  Sep 1, 2026