Analyst: Crisis to scare off foreign competitors in October 31 auction

The global financial crisis likely will scare off foreign companies in Brazilian power regulator Aneel's October 31 auction to build and operate 2,440km of transmission lines, an industry analyst told...

• Brazil

   Academic takes minister's nuclear plan to task

  Brazil is unlikely to meet mines and energy minister Edison Lobão's ambitious nuclear power program ...   more

• Regional

   Ministry to release Andean interconnection study timetable

  Colombia's mines and energy ministry is due to release a timetable in the coming days for a feasibil...   more

• Peru

   Grid operator identifies areas for emergency supply

  Peru's national grid operator Coes Sinac has identified four areas where generator Electroperú shoul...   more

• Panama

   IDB okays US$12.5mn to bolster Etesa

  IDB has approved a US$12.5mn loan to support Panamanian state transmission company Etesa's investmen...   more

• Brazil

   Aneel authorizes development of 32.6MW in thermo power

  Brazil's power regulator Aneel has authorized two companies to start developing two thermo plants to...   more

• Mexico

   CFE declares void tender for Baja transmission works

  Mexican state power company CFE declared void the international tender for transmission works in Ba...   more

• Venezuela

   Building begins at 330MW Termocentro plant

  Government officials in Venezuela have laid the first stone at the 330MW Termocentro thermo plant in...   more

• Argentina

   Construction starts on La Rioja wind measurement tower

  Impsa Wind has begun construction of a wind measurement tower in Argentine province La Rioja in the ...   more

• Brazil

   Copel: Exposure to foreign currency low

  Brazilian power company Copel's (NYSE: ELP) exposure to foreign currency represents 6.4% of its tota...   more

• Mexico

   Sempra aims for construction of Sierra Juárez project by 2010

  US power company Sempra (NYSE: SRE) estimates it will begin construction of its wind generation proj...   more