25 July - Italy sets dates for seven renewables auctions

In today's news:

Argentine thermal and renewable energy producer Genneia SA has secured the financing for the 151MW Puerto Madryn II wind project, the second stage of the 222-MW Parque Eolico Madryn complex.

Law firm White & Case has added Armando Rivera Jacobo as a partner in its Global Project Development and Finance Practice in New York.

Italy has set the dates for seven renewable energy auctions as part of a €5.4 billion plan to meet EU-mandated renewable energy targets.

The Ecuadorian government is expecting to allocate 500MW of wind, solar and mini hydropower capacity in an auction at the end of July.