Renewable projects in Argentina, Brazil and Chile: financing struggle and coronavirus impact Report

Insight 06 May 2020

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Report summary

Renewable projects in Argentina, Brazil and Chile: financing struggle and coronavirus impact Developers of renewable projects are facing multiple challenges in the Southern Cone’s biggest economies. The coronavirus crisis has added another layer of complexity to the scenario, postponing energy auctions, delaying construction and affecting investment decisions. How the current crisis affects projects’ development depends on each country’s unique pre-crisis situation. In this report t, we cover all these issues, analyzing how they affect the current pipeline and future developments in each country. In special, we did a risk assessment of projects in Argentina, quantifying the amount under cancellation risk.

Executive summary
- Argentina
- Country credit rating affects access to financing
- Larger utilities successful in securing funding
- Coronavirus containment measures also affecting construction schedules
- Brazil
- Regulated auctions no longer drive renewables expansion
- Coronavirus further delays Brazil’s power auctions
- Chile
- The problem isn’t financing, it’s an oversupply

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Figure 1: pipeline of Argentina’s renewable projects
Figure 2: percentage of the physical guarantee sold in regulated auctions per technology

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