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December 11, 2025
Argentina targets early 2026 tender for Buenos Aires transmission project

by Strategic Energy Dec 11, 2025 Keep reading

Argentina’s national energy authorities are preparing the tender documents for a major transmission project adding more than 500 km of high-voltage lines to reinforce the grid in the Greater Buenos Aires region. The initiative will be developed under a new private-sector concession model with no state funding and is receiving technical support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

December 11, 2025
Risen Energy’s Pinilla: “Energy storage will be one of Europe’s key growth drivers by 2026”

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With Europe experiencing record zero-price hours, accelerating hybridization of renewable assets and rising interest in energy storage systems (ESS), Risen Energy is positioning itself to compete with an integrated, full-stack approach. In this interview with Energía Estratégica during GENERA 2025, Andrés Pinilla, Head of Storage for Europe and Latin America, explains why Spain will be a pivotal market in 2026 and how the company plans to differentiate itself in an increasingly competitive landscape.

December 11, 2025
European Commission publishes new EU grids rules to boost renewables

by Strategic Energy Dec 11, 2025 Keep reading

The new ‘Grids Package’ contains legislative proposals as well as non-legal texts aimed at boosting grids investments and accelerating permitting, as well as coordinating grid network planning at EU-level.

December 11, 2025
S-5! acquires Spanish engineering firm and opens new plant to meet EU demand

by Strategic Energy Dec 11, 2025 Keep reading

The US-based metal-roof fastening specialist has acquired ESS Group Engineering Technical Center and launched a new manufacturing facility in northern Spain. The expansion strengthens its capacity to supply solar mounting and snow-retention solutions across Europe, improving delivery times, regional alignment and support for a rapidly growing distributor network.

December 11, 2025
BLC Power Generation enters new global markets through strategic alliances

by Strategic Energy Dec 11, 2025 Keep reading

The international growth of BLC Power Generation is grounded in strategic alliances that open new markets, integrate advanced energy solutions, and strengthen the company’s presence in key projects across Latin America and other emerging regions.

December 10, 2025
“Sports taught me how to lead the company”: José Luis Fayos of Axial on his CEO ‘secrets’ and the tracker shaping the market

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In an in-depth interview, Axial’s founder and CEO reflects on how his background in basketball influenced his leadership style, the strategic decisions that propelled the Spanish solar-tracker manufacturer to sustained double-digit growth, and his view of where the global PV market is heading. A candid and strategic conversation with one of the industry’s most respected voices.

December 10, 2025
Spain enters ‘the Era of the Managed kWh’ as industry leaders call for clear rules and modern grids

by Emilia Lardizabal Dec 10, 2025 Keep reading

Ahead of the Future Energy Summit Iberia, executives from GameChange Solar, Risen Energy and Yingli Solar outlined Spain’s technical, financial and logistical bottlenecks, set priorities for 2026, and debated the strategic role of energy storage, artificial intelligence and hybrid renewable plants.

December 10, 2025
Peru unlocks nine renewable energy projects worth over USD 6 billion

by Strategic Energy Dec 10, 2025 Keep reading

The Ministry of Economy and Finance’s specialised Investment Monitoring Team has facilitated key permits, licences and approvals for solar PV farms, wind power projects and a green hydrogen plant across five regions, enabling their execution.

December 10, 2025
Sungrow launches PowerTitan 3 in Chile and consolidates 4.8 GW under execution in the country

by Lucia Colaluce Dec 10, 2025 Keep reading

The company has announced a new energy storage solution offering 6.9 MWh per container, aligned with its growing footprint in the country, where it already has 4.8 GW under execution. Looking ahead to 2026, it plans to deepen technological integration, focusing on grid-forming, bankability, and green hydrogen.

December 10, 2025
From Nextracker to Nextpower: A new identity for a fully integrated clean-energy technology platform

by Strategic Energy Dec 10, 2025 Keep reading

Nextpower’s roadmap includes a new line of utility-scale power conversion systems (PCS), with first deliveries expected in 2026, alongside enhanced digital capabilities and system-level solutions designed to maximise long-term reliability and performance.

December 9, 2025
Today’s the Day: EPC firms, manufacturers and power producers to reveal how to scale renewables and energy storage in Latin America & Iberia

by Strategic Energy Dec 9, 2025 Keep reading

The event is taking place today, bringing together industry leaders to discuss technology integration, efficiency in hybrid renewable portfolios, and long-term strategies through 2026. Executives from Black & Veatch, Yingli Solar, Solis, Negratin, HelloNext, SolaX Power, GameChange Solar, Risen Energy, GCL, Ventus and others will participate. Free registration is still available.

December 9, 2025
Chile’s latest power auction draws bids as low as USD 38/MWh

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Bid prices in Chile’s new short-term electricity supply tender ranged from USD 38 to USD 120 per MWh. Energía Estratégica summarises the key takeaways from the opening of the economic proposals (Envelope B) for contracts aimed at regulated customers. Winners will be announced later this week.

December 9, 2025
From pro volleyball to leading Latin American sales: The Story of Marco Ricci at Solis

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With “the team jersey always on”, Italian engineer Marco Ricci —Latin America Business Development Manager at Solis Inverters— shares his personal journey, technical insights and views on the region’s renewable energy and energy-storage market, in an exclusive interview with Energía Estratégica at FES Chile.

December 9, 2025
Rodrigo Ruiz Campo of Solax Power: “Unsubsidized projects will drive hybridization and energy storage in Spain”

by Emilia Lardizabal Dec 9, 2025 Keep reading

The Country Manager of SolaX Power for Spain and Portugal anticipates that profitability—rather than subsidies—will be the real driver of energy storage in Iberia. During Genera 2025, he explained why projects that do not qualify for public incentives will be the ones to activate the market, and outlined how the company is adjusting its strategy to expand in the utility-scale, commercial and industrial segments.

December 9, 2025
Colombia launches Gecelca Solar to accelerate clean-energy transition in the Caribbean

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With an initial 650 MW, Gecelca Solar will drive renewable-energy deployment and lower energy costs for more than 150,000 households across Colombia’s Caribbean coast.

December 9, 2025
Brazil adopts new ‘National Policy for Grid Access’ to support renewables and industrial growth

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Developed by Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy in coordination with industry stakeholders, the National Policy for Transmission System Access (PNAST) aims to modernise grid access amid rapid expansion of wind, solar PV and large industrial loads.

December 5, 2025
Latin America on track for 20 GWh of BESS by 2026 as Sungrow outlines regional strategy

by Emilia Lardizabal Dec 5, 2025 Keep reading

The Andean Region Director at Sungrow, Gonzalo Feito, forecasts that Latin America will reach 20 GWh of installed battery energy storage systems (BESS) by the end of 2026. The global manufacturer—already holding more than 10 GWh in signed storage contracts and 25 GW of cumulative solar PV capacity in the region—is shaping a roadmap centred on technological innovation, market expansion, logistics optimisation and active participation in regulatory frameworks.

December 5, 2025
Zelestra signs an agreement to sell the Latin American platform to Promigas S.A.

by Strategic Energy Dec 5, 2025 Keep reading

Zelestra’s Latin American platform includes 1.4 GW of contracted solar power and battery energy storage capacity, of which 1.0 GW corresponds to projects that are operating or under construction, along with a pipeline of more than 2.1 GW of advanced-stage projects in Chile, Peru and Colombia. Zelestra continues its transformation into a leading multitechnology, customer-focused platform with a strategic focus on Europe and the United States.

December 5, 2025
Global renewable energy investment hit USD 807 billion in 2024

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Record investment in renewables, but growth pace slows to 7.3% according to IRENA.

December 5, 2025
Inside the strategies driving the next wave of renewables and BESS in Ibero-America

by Strategic Energy Dec 5, 2025 Keep reading

A virtual event on 9 December will gather industry leaders to discuss technology integration, efficiency in hybrid renewable portfolios and long-term investment strategies through 2026. Executives from Black & Veatch, Yingli Solar, Solis, Negratin, HelloNext, SolaX Power, GameChange Solar, Risen Energy, GCL, Ventus and others will participate. Free registration available.

December 5, 2025
Peru speeds up energy reforms but faces a core barrier: “Without PPAs, no project is bankable”

by Emilia Lardizabal Dec 5, 2025 Keep reading

At the Future Energy Summit Southern Cone, energy lawyer Brendan Oviedo warned that despite recent regulatory advances, Peru’s renewable-energy pipeline cannot secure financing without firm power purchase agreements (PPAs). With over 20 GW of solar and wind in early studies, the country still lacks mature offtakers and long-term contracting habits.