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Grenergy secures $9.8m to build three new solar plants in Chile
March 17, 2017
Adding to its growing Chilean portfolio, Grenergy has made further headway as a market leader in the Chilean energy industry. The company has secured the financing of three new solar plants in the Andean country with the Inter-American Corporation of Infrastructure Financing (CIFI) for an amount of 9.8 million dollars (9.3 million euros), as reported […]
Chile approves 450 MW solar + storage project
March 9, 2017
SolarReserve announced it has received approval from the government of Chile to construct a 450-MW solar facility with energy storage. The Tamarugal Solar Project in the Tarapaca region of Chile will consist of three 150-MW solar thermal towers, each with 13 hours of full-load energy storage and 5.8 GW/h of total energy storage capacity. “SolarReserve’s […]
Enel Green Power breaks records in Latin American capacity additions
February 15, 2017
Enel Green Power made significant capacity additions in 2016, including projects in Mexico, Chile, Brazil and Peru. Enel Green Power reported that it added 2,018 megawatts of renewable energy capacity last year, a 124% increase from around 900 megawatts capacity added in 2015. Quite understandably, a good majority of the new capacity was added in […]
Chilean 245 MW solar project secures planning consent
February 9, 2017
The 245 MW Escondido solar PV project is one step closer to construction after Mainstream Renewable Power has secured planning consent from the Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service. The $290m project involves construction of two solar parks located in the communes of Copiapó and Tierra Amarilla: Parque Solar Río Escondido and Parque Solar Valle Escondido. Mainstream […]
Chile announces auction for October 11, 1,620 GWh up for bid
January 30, 2017
The Chilean government has published the guidelines of the new electricity tender, which will auction 1,620 GWh annually in the daylight block. Throughout the 2017/01 Supply Tender, which covers the needs of the regulated customers, 4,200 gigawatts per year are to be auctioned altogether, according to the definitive guidelines published on Thursday. The winning projects […]
Chile looks to neighbors for energy exports and grid connection
January 20, 2017
Chile is exploring an increase in energy exports to Argentina and connecting electricity grids in Argentina and Peru, as it seeks to capitalize on friendly relations to drive down prices. Chile, which has almost no hydrocarbons of its own and an energy-intensive copper mining industry, has struggled for years with high power prices. But a shift […]
Chile: Elecnor to build 115 MW solar
January 18, 2017
Spain’s Elecnor SA said on Monday it has been awarded a $117.2m contract to build the 115 MW Santiago Solar plant in Chile. The company has been hired for the job by the project company, owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles, which in turn is the renewables arm of French power producer EDF, and local developer […]
Chile approves Ibereólica’s 446MW solar PV plant
January 11, 2017
Chile’s environmental authority (SEA) approved Ibereólica’s 446MW solar photovoltaic project. The $535m project Elena, located to Chile’s Antofagasta district, will be one of the most ambitious solar projects in the region. The project consists of the construction and operation of two identical Photovoltaic Plants (FV-1 and FV-2) of 223 MW each, so that there will […]
Chile’s geothermal sector gets kickstart with World Bank program
January 4, 2017
A workshop on geothermal development in Chile was held in Santiago, Chile on 22 December.The event was to foster discussions about the geothermal potential in Chile and the real opportunities for geothermal development, with a focus on electricity generation and their possible impact on interconnected electricity systems in the country. Attended by representatives of the […]