central america renewable energy

SunEdison Set To Acquire Central America’s Leading Renewable Energy Company

SunEdison has announced plans for yet another acquisition, as the world’s largest renewable energy project developer intends to expand its footprint around the world. SunEdison has locked Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME) in its acquisition radar, entering into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the Central American company. SunEdison will acquire 70% … [continued]

Renewable Energy Roadmap For Central America — Time To Develop One

In partnership with the INCAE Business School, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), and the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP), the Worldwatch Institute has published a “roadmap of roadmaps” for renewable energy in Central America. Check out the news below. Washington, D.C.—Nearly 22 percent of the world’s electricity … [continued]

El Salvador Looks Beyond Hydropower, Oil in Conducting First Utility-Scale Solar PV Auctions

El Salvador’s non-profit, state-owned power utility is readying the auction of rights to develop the Central American nation’s first utility-scale solar PV projects, one aspect of its national renewable energy strategy. The first solar PV projects are to be co-located and integrated with the transmission infrastructure of the utility’s hydroelectric dams. […]