Latin America
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Capacity markets emerge to pay for firm power in fast-growing systems
Regulators in several fast-growing power systems are introducing capacity payments and firm-power auctions to keep dispatchable…
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Offshore pipelines expand along new coastlines
Early-stage seabed leasing is opening in markets that had no offshore programme two years ago.
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Offshore wind roadmaps multiply as coastal markets write seabed leasing rules
Governments in Southeast Asia and elsewhere are publishing offshore wind roadmaps, resource assessments and seabed leasing…
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Wind repowering enters the conversation in first-generation markets
Early wind farms in emerging markets are approaching mid-life, and owners are weighing repowering with larger…
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Local content rules tighten in renewable procurement
More emerging markets are attaching local manufacturing, assembly and employment requirements to renewable energy tenders, reshaping…
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Curtailment risk is now priced into renewables bids
Developers and lenders in grid-constrained emerging markets are modelling curtailment explicitly, and bid prices, contract terms…
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Hydro drought risk pushes systems toward diversified firm capacity
Recent dry seasons have exposed the vulnerability of hydro-dependent grids, and planners are responding with solar,…
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What is a BESS tender? How battery storage is procured in emerging markets
A plain-English guide to battery energy storage tenders: who runs them, what is being bought, how…
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Storage co-location becomes a condition in solar tenders
Procurement agencies are requiring or heavily rewarding co-located batteries in solar tenders to tackle curtailment and…
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Grid access and curtailment: why new generation waits for wires
What grid access means, why curtailment happens, how connection queues and grid-capacity allocation work in emerging…
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