Chile

Solar Power Plant

Grenergy to Acquire 1GW Solar Portfolio in Chile

The deal includes a 77MW photovoltaic plant and 923MW of projects under development. Credit: Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin/ Shutterstock.Spain-based Grenergy Renovab…

Energy Storage System

CLOU Electronics Signs BESS Warranty Service Agreement in Chile, Expanding the O&M Coverage Into South America

CLOU and Ingenova Technicians at Innergex site BESS unitsCLOU Electronics, a leading BESS system integrator, has recently signed a BESS Warranty Service Agreeme…

Electricity Trade

Chile Government to Study Ending Power Supply Concession to Enel Unit

Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Enel logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Pur…

Energy Storage Project

SUSI Partners to Fund Chile’s Battery Energy Storage Projects

SETF has a diversified portfolio across energy transition themes including clean energy generation and battery energy storage. Credit: SUSI Partners.Swiss inves…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Peru Inaugurates the 97 Mwp Matarani Photovoltaic Plant

The Chilean company Grupo JR Ortiz has announced the connection of the 97 MWp plant that it has built in the Peruvian desert of Mollendo, in the department of A…

Floating Offshore Wind

Newly Established Consortium Unveils Plans for 960 MW Floating Wind Project in Chile

A recently launched UK-based renewable energy developer 17 Energy and a Chilean company SC Power have established a consortium with a plan to build a floating o…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Chile Installs 3,962 MW of Photovoltaic and 1,882 MW of Wind Power

Currently, there are more than 3.9 GW PV under construction in the country. 67% of Chile’s electricity generation in June was renewable and solar energy r…

Substation

GE Vernova Wins Equipment Supply Order From Transelec for Chilean Substation Projects

GE Vernova to supply synchronous condensers and high-voltage substation for Transelec’s Ana Maria and Monte Mina substation projects in Chile. (Credit: GE…

Energy Storage Project

Grenergy Secures Financing for Two Phases of World’s Biggest Battery Project

Spanish IPP Grenergy has achieved the financial close of phase 1 and 2 of its Oasis de Atacama project in Chile, which will eventually feature the world’s…

Offshore Wind Power

Colbun to Acquire ILAP, Add 239 MW to Wind Portfolio in Chile

Wind farm in Chile. Author: Diego Correa.Chilean utility Colbun SA has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in Inversiones Latin America Power SpA …

Battery

Chile lithium projects garner interest from over 50 companies

Aerial view of the brine pools and processing areas of the Soquimich (SQM) lithium mine on the Atacama salt flats. (Image from: SQM Corporate Presentation.)More…

Electric Vehicle Battery

BYD Postpones Plans for 2025 Chile Lithium Cathode Plant

Chinese carmaker BYD Co has postponed plans to produce lithium cathodes for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Chile by 2025, the firm’s Americas head told Reu…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Andes Solar Will Build Its First Photovoltaic Energy Project in Peru

The Chilean renewable energy developer Andes Solar has announced the signing of a contract with the Peruvian electricity distributor CVC Energía to carry…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Tackling Microplastics in Antarctica Using Nuclear Tech - Chile and Iaea Sign MoU

The International Atomic Energy Agency's NUTEC Plastics initiative uses nuclear and isotopic techniques to produce data on marine microplastics distribution…

Hydrogen Project

H2 Green Mining and Ohmium Partner on Green Hydrogen in Chile for Sustainable Mining Operations

Ohmium International, a company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, is collaborating with Chilean com…