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Chile inaugurates largest renewable energy control room in the country
September 20, 2018
Enel Chile just opened a ‘Renewables Control Room’ in its corporate offices, which remotely controls all the company’s renewable energy centres, a total of 4.7 GW of installed energy generation capacity. It is the only centre of its kind to integrate four renewable energy technologies: wind, hydroelectric, solar and geothermal. The project, developed over 4 […]
Enel Chile to add 30 MW to Cerro Pabellon
August 1, 2018
Enel Chile will be installing 600 MW of renewables sources in the country. The company has executed a three-layered plan. The first and second will see the development of a 380 MW solar park in the regions of Antofagasta and Atacama and a 100 MW wind park between the regions of Biobío and Araucanía. The […]
Chile has potential to attract US$ 20b in investments for geothermal
July 30, 2018
The Geothermal Roundtable of Chile has issued its final report which highlights the potential of creating over 3,800 MW of geothermal energy. Requested by the Geothermal Council of Chile and the Ministry of Energy, the report comes at the conclusion of 13 workshop sessions with the Geothermal Roundtable which were held during 2017. In terms […]
Canadian company forms JV with Chilean renewables firm
July 5, 2018
The Canadian company Innergex, has announced a joint venture partnership with the Chilean company Energia Llaima for 50% ownership of the company. Energia Llaima is a growing renewable firm located in the capital of Chile, Santiago. Energia Llaima owns interest in the 12MW Energía Coyanco hydro project and in the 34 MW solar thermal facility […]
Chile to use blockchain technology for energy grid
March 5, 2018
CNE, Chile’s energy regulatory agency will begin using blockchain technology to manage their energy grid, as soon as March 2018. Using blockchain, CNE will be able to verify cost of fuels, average electricity market price, and provide data security for the information exchange. Blockchain technology will provide quicker verification and reduce ability for data manupulation, […]
Chile’s Colbun SA wins bid to build largest wind farm in Latin America
September 28, 2017
Following a global bidding process, the Chilean government reported that Chilean based Colbun SA was awarded the rights to build the largest wind farm in Latin America, requiring an investment of nearly $1 billion. The Ministry of National Assets opened bidding for some 8,000 hectares (19,768 acres) of federal lands in the northern region of […]
Mexico and Chile wind farms secure significant project finance
August 21, 2017
In Chile, Aela Energy has obtained US$410mn for two wind farms, while Zuma Energia has borrowed US$600mn for what will be Latin America’s largest wind farm, located in Mexico. Aela Energy is a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power and Actis. The project financing will be provided by the Inter-American Development Bank, BTMU, SMBC, Korean […]
Chile’s solar thermal power plant receives environmental approval
July 21, 2017
SolarReserve received environmental approval from the Chilean government to build the 390 MW solar thermal power station with 5.1 GW of energy storage. The Likana Solar Energy Project in the Antofagasta region of Chile will be able to deliver 390 MW of continuous output at a capacity factor equal to a fossil-fuel power plant. The project […]
Chile’s transit system to be powered by renewable energy
June 22, 2017
Chile’s capital city is set to become home to one of the first subways in the world to source a majority of its power needs from renewable energy. Metro de Santiago, Latin America’s second largest subway system, will source 60 per cent of its energy from solar and wind projects. In a statement Metro de […]