Nicolas Escallon coverage in LatinFinance: Actis scouts for fresh renewables projects in Mexico, Chile
In LatinFinance, Nicolas Escallon, Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure at Actis, discusses where Actis is seeing investment opportunities across Latin America following the recent sale of Orygen in Peru, including in renewable energy and related infrastructure in Mexico and Chile.
In the article, Nicolas highlights Mexico as a market where Actis sees significant potential, noting that the country has been underinvested in for several years and that tightening reserve margins are creating an urgent need for new generation capacity. He explains that Actis is assessing opportunities both in renewable power generation and in gas-powered projects located within brownfield industrial areas, against the backdrop of growing demand and increasing support for capacity expansion. The piece also explores opportunities in Chile, where Nicolas points to the potential for combining battery storage with existing wind and solar generation assets. He believes that Chile’s established regulatory framework, financing environment and technological maturity make it an attractive market for this next phase of investment, particularly where battery integration can help mitigate commercial risk and improve returns.
The article further references Actis’ recent exit from Orygen in Peru, which Nicolas describes as the result of an open and transparent process with Grupo Romero.
Click here to read the full article online and read on below for a snippet of Nicolas’ commentary.
Nicolas Escallon, Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure at Actis, commented:
“[Chile] is a market that has been traditionally the most advanced in terms of regulation, technology and financing. Now, with batteries, we see the capability to reduce commercial risk and enhance return on capital in several asset bases that are existing there.”
Disclaimer
The statements contained herein by Nicolas Escallon regarding renewable projects in Mexico and Chile are as of 5 April 2026 and represent the views of Actis or the source cited which is not research and should not be treated as research. The case studies and figures are presented for informational purposes only and were selected to demonstrate the type of investments that Actis will seek to make. There can be no guarantee that transactions with similar characteristics will be available to Actis. Moreover, there is no assurance historical trends will continue. Historic market trends are not reliable indicators of actual future market behaviour or future performance of any particular investment which may differ materially and should not be relied upon as such. References to ‘reduce commercial risk’ does not guarantee against risk and does not protect against losses.