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News - Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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* Piñera to name conservative as new energy minister - reports - Chile
Chile's president-elect Sebastián Piñera is set to nominate Ricardo Raineri, a professor at Chile's conservative Universidad Católica, as the country's new energy minister, local press reported.
Raineri holds a bachelor's and MA in economics from "La Católica," as it's known in Chile, and an MA and PhD in economics from the University of Minnesota, according to a CV posted on his personal website.
His research areas include industrial organization, economics of regulation, contracts and incent ... more
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* Maxo BenalalCEO - Industria Tecnológica Panameña (ITP)<p><em>The high and never-ending number of licenses, permits and concessions granted for power generation projects in Latin America and the Caribbean has raised eyebrows among sector agents as to the ... more
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* San José to represent bulk of local income - Teco CFO - 02-08-2010 - Guatemala
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/San_Jose_to_represent_bulk_of_local_income_-_Teco_CFO/173671663
* HMV begins operations at 9.5MW Caruquia hydro - 02-05-2010 - Colombia, Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/HMV_begins_operations_at_9,5_MW_Caruquia_hydro/173671663
* Eletronuclear finishing studies for new plant sites - 02-04-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Eletronuclear_finishing_studies_for_new_nuclear_plant_sites/173671663
* ONS asks for thermo help as demand soars - 02-03-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/ONS_asks_for_thermo_help_as_demand_soars/173671663
* OAS could begin Inambari works at year-end - 02-02-2010 - Brazil, Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/OAS_could_begin_Inambari_works_at_year-end/173671663
* Ibama grants final license for Belo Monte hydro project - 02-01-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Ibama_grants_final_license_for_Belo_Monte_hydro_project/173671663
* Wind industry welcomes tax exemption - 01-29-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Wind_industry_welcomes_tax_exemption/173671663
* Five nuclear reactors could be needed by 2035 - minister - 01-28-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Five_nuclear_reactors_could_be_needed_by_2035_-_minister/173671663
* Authorities preparing new rationing plan for Caracas - 01-27-2010 - Venezuela
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Authorities_planning_new_rationing_plan_for_Caracas/173671663
* Bahía Las Minas coal conversion project expected in H2 - 01-26-2010 - Panama
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Bahia_Las_Minas_coal_conversion_project_ready_in_H2/173671663
* Regional CO2 credit market could reach US$3.9bn by 2012 - expert - 01-25-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Regional_CO2_credit_market_could_reach_US*3,9bn_by_2012_-_expert/173671663
* Furnas workers to vote on new strike - 01-22-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Furnas_workers_end_one-day_strike/173671663
* Plans for Isagen sale progressing - official - 01-21-2010 - Colombia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Plans_for_Isagen_sale_progressing_-_official1/173671663
* HidroAysén plotting strategy to answer new questions - 01-20-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/HidroAysen_plotting_strategy_to_answer_new_questions/173671663
* Belo Monte final license due by February - ministry - 01-19-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Belo_Monte_final_license_due_by_February_-_ministry/173671663
* Hidrotoapi launches bidding for 253MW Toachi-Pilatón hydro - 01-18-2010 - Ecuador
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Hidrotoapi_launches_bidding_for_253MW_Toachi-Pilaton_hydro/173671663
* Generators facing regulatory uncertainty as election approaches - 01-15-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Generators_facing_regulatory_uncertainty_as_election_approaches/173671663
* El Tatio consultants to arrive in March - 01-14-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/El_Tatio_consultants_to_arrive_in_March/173671663
* First Baja California wind project starts operations - 01-13-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/First_Baja_California_wind_project_starts_operations/173671663
* Solarpack gains approval for Calama solar plant - 01-12-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Solarpack_gains_approval_for_Calama_solar_plant/173671663
* Eletronorte set to explain causes of new blackout - 01-11-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Eletronorte_to_explain_blackout_causes_this_week/173671663
* Maule geothermal exploitation license imminent - Magma - 01-08-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Maule_geothermal_exploitation_license_imminent_-_Magma/173671663
* Ram downplays political risk, highlights geothermal potential - 01-07-2010 - Nicaragua
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Ram_downplays_political_risk,_highlights_geothermal_potential/173671663
* Corpoelec working to add new capacity as power crisis worsens - 01-06-2010 - Venezuela
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Corpoelec_working_to_add_new_capacity_as_power_crisis_worsens/173671663
* Cemig to spend up to US$1.75bn on acquisitions in 2010 - CFO - 01-05-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Cemig_to_spend_up_to_US*1,75bn_on_acquisitions_in_2010_-_CFO/173671663
* Termochilca cleared to develop Santo Domingo thermo plant - 01-04-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Termochilca_cleared_to_develop_Santo_Domingo_thermo_plant/173671663
* CFE aims for 2021 startup of 900MW La Parota hydro plant - 12-31-2009 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/CFE_aims_for_2021_startup_of_900MW_La_Parota_hydro_plant/173671663
* Ministry pegs 2010-24 power sector investment at US$91.7bn - 12-30-2009 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/Ministry_pegs_2010-24_power_sector_investment_at_US*91,7bn/173671663
* San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal project secures US$77mn - 12-29-2009 - Nicaragua
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/electricpower/San_Jacinto-Tizate_geothermal_project_secures_US*77mn/173671663
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