Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• SENER Engineering to conduct technical studies for Monterrey suburban rail, Mexico

  September 18, 2020
  A Mexico-based subsidiary of SENER Engineering has signed a contract with the Government of Nuevo León’s Special Projects Trust/ Fideicomiso de Proyectos Estratégicos (FIDEPROES) to conduct technical studies for an upcoming suburban rail line in Monterrey.

• Medellin LRT Avenida 80 Line declared project of strategic importance, Colombia

  September 16, 2020
  Colombia’s National Council for Economic and Social Policy/ Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social (CONPES) has declared the project to develop a light rail transit (LRT) line on Avenida 80 as a project of strategic importance.

• Guadalajara LRT Line 3 opens, Mexico

  September 13, 2020
  Passenger services have commenced on Line 3 of the Guadalajara light rail transit (LRT) network.

• Feasibility study of Libero Río Hondo–Buenavista LRT begins, Mexico

  September 12, 2020
  The feasibility study to develop a light rail transit (LRT) line connecting Libero Río Hondo with Buenavista has commenced.

• Government of Brazil to fund Belo Horizonte Metro Line 2

  September 8, 2020
  Brazil’s Ministry of Infrastructure has announced plans to provide BRL1.20 billion for the construction of Line 2 of Belo Horizonte Metro.

• Enel X and AMP Capital to enter into JV to develop electric public transport infrastructure

  September 4, 2020
  US-based Enel X has signed an agreement with Australia-based investment manager AMP Capital to establish a joint venture (JV) to develop electric public transport infrastructure in the Americas.

• Government of Mexico reallocates funds for Mexico–Toluca interurban train

  September 4, 2020
  The Government of Mexico has reallocated USD18.4 million (MXN400 million) for the construction of the Mexico–Toluca interurban train.

• Electric and Euro-VI buses deployed on Santiago’s Red, Chile

  September 3, 2020
  A fleet of 40 electric buses has been deployed on Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).

• BYD Brasil starts operations of its first lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Brazil

  August 26, 2020
  BYD Brasil has started the operations of its first lithium–iron phosphate battery plant in the Manaus Free Trade Zone/ Polo Industrial de Manaus (PIM).

• SuperVia to accept payments from Visa-branded cards, Brazil

  August 25, 2020
  SuperVia, the operator of the commuter rail network of Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region, now accepts payments from Visa-branded contactless debit and credit cards.

• Consorcio Supervisor PLMB secures contract for Bogota Metro, Colombia

  August 19, 2020
  Consorcio Supervisor PLMB has secured a contract from Empresa Metro de Bogotá (EMB) to provide supervision services for Bogotá Metro.

• Government of Chile allocates funds for transport projects [free access]

  August 18, 2020
  The Government of Chile has allocated funds for 137 infrastructure projects under the Plan Paso a Paso Chile se Recupera, a plan to accelerate economic recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• New signalling system deployed on San Martín Line, Argentina

  August 18, 2020
  Alstom has completed the works to install a new signalling system on the renovated San Martín Line, a commuter rail line in Buenos Aires.

• Electric buses added to Santiago Red fleet, Chile

  August 16, 2020
  A fleet of 115 electric buses has been added to Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).

• Contract awarded to provide technical services for Sao Paulo Metro Line 20, Brazil

  August 14, 2020
  A consortium of Brazil-based GPO Sistran Engenharia, GeoCompany, and GEOTEC Consultoria Ambiental has secured a contract from Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) to provide technical services for São Paulo Metro Line 20, an upcoming urban rail line.

• BYD and Marcopolo unveil electric VLP in Brazil

  August 12, 2020
  BYD Brasil, in collaboration with Marcopolo, has unveiled the first articulated electric light vehicle on tires/ Veículo Leve sobre Pneus (VLP) in Brazil.

• Kaufmann starts delivering buses for Santiago’s Red, Chile

  August 8, 2020
  Kaufmann, Daimler’s official distributor in Chile, has started delivering a fleet of 240 articulated buses to be deployed on Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).

• EMB issues internal debt securities, Colombia

  August 3, 2020
  Empresa Metro de Bogotá (EMB), the developer of Bogotá Metro, has issued debt securities worth COP2.40 trillion on the Colombia Stock Exchange/ Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC).

• Works begin to develop bus-only lanes in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

  August 3, 2020
  Chile’s Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications/ Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (MTT) has started works to develop bus-only lanes in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

• Lima Metro Lines 3 and 4 to be developed on G2G mode, Peru

  July 29, 2020
  The Government of Peru has announced plans to develop Lines 3 and 4 of the Lima Metro network on a government to government (G2G) mode.