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Does Colombia's first offshore wind tender signal it as a hot new market?

Colombia’s upcoming offshore wind tender could see the country establish itself as an attractive mar...

Brazil advances legal framework for offshore wind

The Brazilian government has taken a key step towards establishing a legal framework for offshore wi...

Colombia unveils plans for first offshore wind tender

Colombia has announced details of its inaugural offshore wind tender as it prepares to start pre-qua...

Two wind projects in Uruguay purchased by Cubico

Cubico Sustainable Investments, an investment group backed by Spanish banking major Santander, has c...

Indigenous community to take stake in Colombia’s first wind farm

Colombian utility Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM) has agreed to pass a stake in its 19.5MW Jepir...

Chile plans power market reforms to protect struggling renewables sector

Chile wants to shake up the way it pays generators as it strives to shield its booming renewables se...

Colombia readies first ever offshore wind tender

The Colombian government is planning to launch its first tender for offshore wind energy in August, ...

Chile slashes emissions taxes for renewables to boost investment

Chile’s National Energy Commission has issued a ruling to drastically reduce the taxes on emissions ...

Brazilian court suspends Voltalia wind project over endangered parrot

A court has suspended environmental licenses granted to Voltalia’s 407.4MW Canudos wind complex in t...

Peru unveils new bill that could kickstart more wind development

The Peruvian government has sent legislation to Congress to accelerate development of its renewables...

Chinese wind turbine firm considers $29m manufacturing facility in Brazil

Goldwind has signalled its intention to build a turbine factory in the Brazilian state of Bahia foll...

Chile-based developers urge tariff changes to avoid bankruptcies

Some Chilean renewables developers are urging the government to overhaul the way they are paid for t...

Oil majors Equinor and Petrobras to scope 14.5GW offshore wind off Brazil

Norwegian oil major Equinor and Brazilian state oil company Petrobras will explore seven offshore wi...

EDP Renewables plans €20 billion investments to supercharge portfolio

Portuguese energy major EDP Renewables will ramp up investment in the coming years, forecasting €20 ...

2022: Windpower Monthly's review of the year

Windpower Monthly rounds up some of the major developments in the wind industry during 2022....

Brazilian offshore wind poised for launch after Lula election win – industry

The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) as Brazil’s next president should bode well for the...

Green hydrogen boom will drive offshore wind in Latin America to 34GW by 2050

With Brazil and Colombia leading the charge, Latin America will see a sharp increase in offshore win...

Colombia plans first offshore wind lease auction

Colombia’s outgoing government has issued an offshore wind resolution setting out the processes for ...

Armed gang attacks wind farm in southern Chile as political violence continues

An armed gang has tried to attack the 8.4MW Las Peñas wind farm in southern Chile’s Biobio region - ...

Uruguay eyes wind energy expansion to support green hydrogen

Uruguay is studying a major expansion of wind energy capacity over the next two decades to support g...