September 4, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
*Please Note: NRDC’s weekly Latin America news round-up will not be posted for the next two weeks, as our staff will be traveling. We will return on the week of Sept. 17-21. Thanks … Continue reading
August 27, 2012
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Four new photovoltaic solar energy projects received environemental approval from Chile’s authorities. When built, the four –Encuentro Solar, Laberinto Solar Estes… Continue reading
August 3, 2012
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
While the two companies who own the proposed Hidroaysén dam project in Patagonia, Endesa and Colbún, hope to resume the project before the end of the year, ther… Continue reading
July 30, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
While non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE) currently accounts for 3 percent of Chile’s electricity, there is a portfolio of new NCRE initiatives that would generate… Continue reading
June 18, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
The electricity company Colbún has denied speculation that is it planning to sell its holdings in the controversial HidroAysén hydroelectric project in Patagonia… Continue reading
June 9, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
On June 5, the president of Endesa España, Borja Prado, whose company is a co-owner of the HidroAysén hydroelectric project, met with the Energy Ministry in Sant… Continue reading
May 4, 2012
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Endesa and Colbún, the corporate owners of HydroAysén are revisiting the issue of economic feasibility. Last week, Electrobas, a Brazilian state owned power comp… Continue reading
April 13, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Chile is increasingly tapping into solar energy. Solar energy is now powering schools, clinics, farms, tunnels, residential lighting systems and even neighborhoods in the Atac… Continue reading
April 6, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Chile’s Supreme Court released its final verdict in favor of HydroAysén, the project which would build five dams on the Baker and Pascua Rivers in the Patagonia r… Continue reading
March 23, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Only 7% of approved non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE) projects in Chile are currently under construction. Chile currently has 720 MW of NCRE already installed. An addit… Continue reading
February 17, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
A glimmer of hope for renewable energy in Chile as recent studies show that the cost of green energy has been cut in half over the past two years. The price decline is a resul… Continue reading
February 3, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
In the last three months, Chile’s government has raced to achieve its goal of obtaining a national energy matrix that consists of 20% alternative energies by 2020… Continue reading
December 9, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
HidroAysén made the proposed route for its 1,200 mile-long transmission line public this week, releasing the route to the media and initiating conversations with 20 of … Continue reading
October 21, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Despite gaining official approval from Chile’s government, HidroAysén still faces many challenges on the road to completion. The primary point of contention is ho… Continue reading
September 10, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Lawyers from both HidroAysén and the project’s opponents made their oral arguments in front of the Appeals Court in Puerto Montt on Tuesday and Wednesday this wee… Continue reading
July 18, 2011
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile
After several years of uncertainty, executives of the two companies proposing large dam complexes on Patagonian rivers, HidroAysén and Xstrata, indicated that this month they will sign… Continue reading
June 27, 2011
by Amanda Maxwell
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News: Week of 6/19 – 6/26/2011
Chile
The Appellate Court in the city of Puerto Montt announced last Monday that it is halting all construct… Continue reading
June 17, 2011
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile
The plummeting approval ratings of President Piñera’s Administration due to HidroAysén’s approval received notice in international press, which was covered, in turn,… Continue reading
June 10, 2011
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Chile
On June 4th the Puyehue Volcano erupted in an Andean volcano chain, prompting the evacuation of 3500 people from nearby villages. The eruption was preceded by a series of earthquakes, a… Continue reading
June 3, 2011
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Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC Mexico
The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) argues once again that Cabo Cortés tourism development, to be built in the next 30 to 40 years, not only meets the guidel… Continue reading