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Solar Power Plant

AES Approves ‘Largest Capital Raise’ to Date for 1.6GW LatAm Renewables Push

Chilean developer AES Gener is to support plans for a consequential renewables build-out with a new capital raise, reportedly the largest it has seen in its his…

Solar Company

Total Eren Presents EIS for 150-MW PV Project in Chile

Paris-based independent power producer Total Eren SA is seeking to secure the environmental permit for the 150-MW Santa Isabel II solar photovoltaic project it…

Solar Power Plant

Chile’s 123-MW Granja Solar Plant Now Operational

On Monday, Solarpack announced that its Granja project, a 123-MW solar project located in Pozo Almonte, in the Tarapacá Region, in the middle of the Atacama De…

Solar Company

AES Gener Announces Investment in 1.6 GW of Renewables in Chile

Santiago-based power company AES Gener SA said it will invest USD 1.8 billion (EUR 1.6bn) to add around 1.6 GW of new wind and solar capacity to portfolios in C…

Wind Farm

Transelec to build transmission link for 156MW Puelche Sur wind farm in Chile

Mainstream Renewable Power’s Chilean subsidiary Mainstream Chile has selected Transelec, a Chilean power transmission services provider, for the construction o…

719mw Solar Project

The companys filing with the Chilean environmental evaluation service (SEA) states that Colbun plans to invest USD 788 million (EUR 728.3m) to install a solar p…

Energy Storage Material

Is Fair Lithium from Chile Possible?

“The dirty truth of the mobility transformation,” “The real cost of electric cars,” and“People die here for our electric cars” are simply sensational. And…

Chile to Set 747 MW of Hydroelectric Power to Come Online in 2020

According to Chile’s Comision Nacional de Energia (National Energy Commission), a total of 747 MW of hydroelectric power is set to come online in the country i…

Chile to Present Climate Law Targeting Net Zero by 2050

Chile has confirmed plans to present a much-anticipated climate change law next week that would set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Thermal Plant

Engie Will Close its Newest Power Plant in Chile to Become Carbon Neutral

Engie will close its newest power plant in Chile after just five years of operations as part of the country's efforts to become carbon neutral, the company said…

Cerro Pabellón Geothermal Plant Expansion Planned to be Online in 2H of 2020

Enel Green Power in Chile expects that the third unit currently under construction at its Cerro Pabellón geothermal power plant will start operation in the sec…

Market Analysis

PV Performance Projections for The 21st Century According to "Global Climate Classification"

The paper confirmed Chile’s Atacama region has the world’s highest solar radiation but also showed the region with the highest performance ratio for PV system…

Wind Turbine

Simens Gamesa to Supply 360MW Turbine Orders in Chile

The agreements cover the installation and commissioning of 82 SG 4.5-145 turbines, with flexible power ratings, as well as provide operation and maintenance ser…

Solar Power Plant

Google Announced Its Largest Package of Renewable Energy Deals

Google today announced its largest package of renewable energy deals yet. Worth a total of 1,600-megawatts, the package includes 18 deals in the U.S., Chile and…

Investment Guide

2018 Foreign Investment Cooperation Country (Region) Guide – Chile

The strategic partnership between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Chile experienced in-depth growth in 2013.