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GDF Suez, Codelco to merge all SING operations into Edelnor

European energy firm GDF Suez and Chile's state copper company Codelco have signed an agreement to merge all of their power operations on Chile's northern SING grid into the Edelnor JV in which they e...

• Chile, Regional

   AES gross margin up on Latin America, Asia performance

  US power company AES (NYSE: AES) reported improved consolidated gross margin of US$1.01bn in 3Q09, u...   more

• Peru

   ISA wins Zapallal-Trujillo transmission concession

  Peru's state agency for promoting private investment ProInversión has awarded Colombia's ISA group t...   more

• Argentina

   Neuquén to conduct geothermal feasibility studies

  The governor of Argentina's Neuquén province, Jorge Sapag, signed a decree to allow the province's d...   more

• Brazil

   Energisa Q3 net profit spikes 324% to US$38mn

  Brazilian power holding company Energisa posted a net profit of 65mn reais (US$38mn) in the third qu...   more

• Chile

   Energía Pacífico biomass plant to fire up next year

  Chilean company Energía Pacífico's biomass power cogeneration project is due to come online by end-2...   more

• Brazil

   Tractebel Energia Q3 up 25% to US$133mn

  Brazilian power generator Tractebel Energia, a subsidiary of multinational energy company GDF Suez, ...   more

• Brazil

   Triunfo gets extra US$13.4mn for Salto hydro

  Brazilian highway concessionaire Triunfo Participações e Investimento said it will receive an extra ...   more

• Ecuador

   Rationing begins to offset lower hydro generation

  Ecuador's power and renewable energy ministry has announced the immediate application of a rationing...   more

• El Salvador

   Cimarrón construction on standby, Chaparral continues - President

  There are no current plans to build the 261MW El Cimarrón hydro plant in El Salvador, announced Pres...   more

• Peru

   IN BRIEF Ministry awards Pelagatos 15MW hydro concession

  Peru's energy and mines ministry has awarded Hidroeléctrica Pelagatos a temporary concession for the...   more

• Mexico

   Oaxaca to create council for wind disputes by year-end

  The government of Mexico's Oaxaca state expects new legislation related to wind generation activitie...   more

• Chile

   Geothermal industry seeing increasing movement - Ormat

  The geothermal industry in Chile is "showing movement towards action," the CEO of Nevada-based geoth...   more

• Regional

   Mexico offsets dips in Colombia, Puerto Rico for Gas Natural

  Higher output in Mexico helped offset drops in Colombia and Puerto Rico for Spanish energy company G...   more

• Colombia

   Isagen operating Termocentro thermo at full capacity

  Colombian state generator Isagen's Termocentro thermo plant has been operating at full capacity sinc...   more

• Mexico

   Minister signs energy cooperation MOU with Holland

  Mexico's energy minister Georgina Kessel and her counterpart from the Netherlands, Maria Van der Hoe...   more

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