Brazilian state owned oil and gas company Petrobras has initiated two tenders for geophysical studies as part of its offshore wind pilot project off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. These surveys aim to assess the feasibility of developing wind energy infrastructure in the region, marking a significant step in Brazil’s renewable energy transition. Geophysical Survey in...

Vestas has secured a 102MW wind turbine order in Argentina as part of its second-quarter intake. The order is for the company’s V162-6.4MW turbines and includes a 10-year service agreement. Turbine delivery and commissioning is expected to take place during the fourth quarter of 2026. The name of the wind farm project has not been...

The Colombian government has received nominations for 69 sites from the companies that pre-qualified last year to participate in the country’s first offshore wind tender. The area nomination procedure, whose deadline was 31 January, allowed the pre-qualified companies to propose sites to be evaluated and verified by the authorities, who will determine which of the...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed into law a bill authorizing the development of offshore wind farms, a statement said late on Friday, a bid to strengthen the country’s energy security and spark a wave of investment. The new law foresees incentives for the development of offshore energy projects in Brazilian territorial...

Brazil’s Federal Senate has passed the country’s offshore wind bill, passing the legislation on to the President for final approval.  The bill paves the way for the offshore wind sector to establish itself in the country and deliver clean, secure, and green energy. Offshore wind also presents a huge opportunity for Brazil to play a...

International developer Deep Wind Offshore is developing offshore wind projects on the Chilean coastline. Deep Wind Offshore has been actively exploring the Latin American offshore wind market for the more than two years. Now, the company has applied for area lease for one floating and one bottom-fixed on the Chilean coastline. The Chilean government has...

Colombia’s Ministry of Mining and Energy has published a list of nine companies that have submitted documents to qualify for the country’s first offshore wind tender as this first stage of the process concluded on 28 October. The final list of companies that will be eligible to bid in the first half of 2025 is...

The World Bank, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy of Chile, hereby invites consulting firms to submit their expressions of interest for the development of the Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap for Chile.  This initiative represents a significant milestone in advancing offshore wind energy within the region. For further details, please refer to the link...

A recently launched UK-based renewable energy developer 17 Energy and a Chilean company SC Power have established a consortium with a plan to build a floating offshore wind farm with an installed capacity of 960 MW. The floating wind farm is proposed to be built off the coast of Chile’s Biobío Region. The consortium and...