Mining projects worth more than US$11 billion are moving forward in Mexico as the release of environmental and water permits unlocks key investments in Zacatecas, Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango states. Read more here.
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Peru plans to award 100 public-private partnership contracts and asset concessions worth US$27.8bn over the next three years, according to documents from investment promotion agency ProInversión. Read more here.
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Chilean miner SQM is seeking environmental approval for a US$111mn behind-the-meter power generation park in Tarapacá region. The facility would supply clean energy to its Nueva Victoria iodine-processing plant. Read more here.
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US multinational Diebold Nixdorf is expanding its factory in Brazil to meet growing Latin American demand for banking-automation equipment, regional VP Elias Rogério da Silva told BNamericas. Read more here.
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Argentina’s Santa Cruz province is offering licenses for five hydrocarbon blocks in the south of the jurisdiction. Bids are due to be opened on January 26, according to a notice published in the official gazette. Read more here.
MINING & METALS
Brazil seeks a leading role in the critical minerals supply chain
Mexico accelerates water reform amid controversy over concessions
AbraSilver seeks RIGI backing in Argentina for its US$544mn silver-gold project
Heliostar accelerates mine restarts and expansions after key permits in Mexico
Viridis secures more funding for its US$360mn Brazil’s rare earths project
OIL & GAS
Suriname opens 70,000km2 of offshore acreage
Brazil expands oil and gas areas available for bidding
Natural gas traders hit by tougher rules in Mexico
Petrobras authorized to import more gas from Argentina
Italy’s Eni establishes Uruguay offshore presence
INFRASTRUCTURE
Brazil details portfolio of US$150bi in railway and highway concessions for 2026
Mexico accelerates water reform amid controversy over concessions
Rio de Janeiro bets on the light rail to renew mobility corridors
Chile launches US$1bn highway concession tender
Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state structures highway concessions worth US$2.2bn
ELECTRIC POWER
BESS behemoth: Spain’s Ibereólica plans 1GW system for US$900mn Chile wind-solar project
Three groups after Dominican Republic hydro storage contract
Canada’s Revolve advances two Mexico wind projects
Chile’s SQM planning US$110mn behind-the-meter hybrid energy park
Banks pursue Colombian hydrogen projects
POLITICAL RISK & MACRO
Bolsonaro’s arrest reshapes the 2026 presidential race in Brazil
Mexico accelerates water reform amid controversy over concessions
Latin America faces political and social obstacles in mining
The challenging map of indigenous consultations, contracts, and lithium projects in Chile
Government to release progress on Cobre Panamá audit in December
ICT
Argentina’s Grupo Werthein doubles down on telecom acquisitions in Latin America
Sunny deals: How Microsoft aims to push renewable sourcing in LatAm
Amazon, D2D to transform LatAm satellite market
TIM closes acquisition, creates new business unit and advances in multicloud and AI