AES Gener to add 253 MW RE and 112 MW Storage to the Grid in Chile

• AES Gener is including 253 MW of renewable energy and also 112 MW of battery storage space right into the nationwide electrical power system of Chile.

AES Gener has revealed that it recently held the online groundbreaking of the projects, Andes Solar II-B and Campo Lindo. The projects will include 4 technologies, which will allow the consolidation of 253 MW of renewable resource and also 112 MW of battery storage space right into the national electricity system of Chile.

Energy Minister of Chile Juan Carlos Jobet said, "This sort of financial investment is a concrete presentation of the crucial duty of the power sector in the post-COVID eco-friendly recovery. We need to continue to make definitive progress in the unification of renewable energies to clean up the generation matrix. This will allow us to have better power independence and also create jobs that are so required for the environment-friendly financial recovery."

The minister added "The overall closure of coal-fired plants prior to 2040 is a wonderful obstacle that we have established for ourselves. Investments that integrate eco-friendly generation with storage will certainly enable us to take a big action to offer flexibility to the system as well as achieve the goal of having a tidy matrix. This project is straightened with the government's passion to incorporate complementary innovations to give flexibility to the system as well as to be able to have tidy power across Chile throughout the day."

Andes Solar II B is be found in the Antofagasta Region and also will certainly have a capacity of 180 MW and also will be the largest lithium battery storage system (BESS) in Latin America. 10 MW of the 180 MW solar will certainly come from Maverick's advanced innovation, which makes use of modular and also prefabricated solar panels that enable installation in a 3rd of the moment and inhabit half the surface area. The staying 170 MW will certainly be bifacial panels, used at the Andes II A growth that boasts a record-breaking ability variable.

The 112 MW BESS uses Fluence's 6th generation option, allowing energy to be kept for 5 hrs in order to inject the power generated by the sunlight's rays well after sundown, making AES Gener's energy supply more affordable and also resistant.

The 73 MW Campo Lindo wind farm lies near Los Ángeles, in the Biobío Region. The project is the first of a number of wind farms forming a 480 MW collection. The cluster nature generates economies of range throughout building and construction and procedures and also will certainly add to making Chile's power system extra sustainable.

Ricardo Falú, AES Gener's CEO, stated "both projects are a fundamental item of our Greentegra method, with which we are accelerating the power shift process that the country has started towards an extra competitive and sustainable electrical energy matrix.

" These efforts ratify our commitment to Chile and also the sustainable resurgence of the country. These two brand-new projects, in addition to the 709 MW currently incomplete, will certainly generate a total amount of concerning 6,000 direct jobs."