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Luis Ini pv magazine editor

Luis Ini pv magazine editor

Luis Ini

luis.ini@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Luis Ini

Finance

Loan for Guatemalan renewables, energy storage minigrids The minigrids, and individual solar-plus-storage systems, form part of a Rural Electrification Access Program planned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

May 05, 2025

Grid-scale

Chile inaugurates its largest standalone battery energy storage project Developer Atlas Renewable Energy has inaugurated the 800 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) plant in María Elena commune, in the Antofagasta region.

Apr 29, 2025

Grid-scale

Chile already halfway to 2 GW energy storage target The Ministry of Energy says 954 MW of energy storage sites were operational last month with another four sites undergoing testing, 12 under construction, and 37 having submitted requests for environmental permits.

Apr 28, 2025

Grid-scale

Metlen sells 1.61 GWh of Chilean batteries as part of storage and solar portfolio The battery energy storage systems (BESS) are under construction and their completion, due this year, will close the $815 million sale.

Apr 25, 2025

Grid-scale

Colbún chooses e-Storage for 912 MWh battery project in Chile Canadian Solar's e-Storage division secured the supply deal from Chilean utility Colbún for the Atacama-based project. Construction is slated to begin in June with the site to be operational in December 2026.

Apr 24, 2025

Tenders

Dominican Republic wants 300 MW of energy storage by 2027 The ambition will be kicked off by a clean energy tender this year which the government is working on.

Apr 10, 2025

Grid-scale

Another 2.2 GWh of batteries advance in Chile Greece's Metlen has submitted plans for a 252 MW/1,236 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for environmental approval, as part of a solar-plus-storage site, and Atlas Renewable Energy has secured a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 230 MW/920 MWh standalone BESS.

Apr 09, 2025

Grid-scale

Honduras awards 300 MWh battery storage project The National Electric Power Company (ENEE) has selected a Chinese-Honduran consortium to design, supply, install, test, and commission a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Amarateca substation in the department of Francisco Morazán.

Mar 25, 2025

Grid-scale

Abastible, Zelestra sign Chilean PPA including 1 GWh of battery capacity The power purchase agreement (PPA) relates to an under-construction project in Chile's Tarapacá region which could provide 600 GWh of renewable electricity per year.

Mar 21, 2025

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