Chile received 15 standalone battery storage projects that were submitted for environmental approval, the projects combined involve a total investment of US$1.93 billion. Source: BNAmericas
Statkraft is seeking environmental approval to develop a 440 MW wind and solar power generation complex in Antofagasta, Chile. The investment for this project is expected to be around US$650 million. Source: Renewables Now
HIF Global has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chile’s state-owned petroleum company Enap to collaborate on accelerating the adoption of carbon-neutral e-fuels in the country. Under the agreement, Enap would distribute between 22.5 and 37.5 million liters of e-gasoline annually from HIF’s upcoming Cabo Negro e-fuels facility. Source: Renewables Now
Gold Fields Limited, a South Africa-based gold mining company, secured environmental approval to develop a 7.3 MW solar farm in its open pit mine in Chile. Source: Renewables Now
Canada’s Innergex Renewable Energy Inc inaugurated a battery energy storage system (BESS) located alongside its 68-MW Salvador solar farm in Chile. The project required an investment of US$75 million. Source: Renewables Now
Power producer, EDF, filed for an environmental impact study (EIS) for a 557-MW wind, solar, BESS hybrid project in Chile’s Antofagasta. Source: Renewables Now
Finnish renewables investor, Korkia, and Chilean developer, Ciudad Luz formed a joint venture to develop 500 MW of solar, wind, hybrid, and storage projects in Chile over the span of four years. Source: Renewables Now
