Cerro Dominador greenlit to intend 690-MW CSP project in Chile

• Cerro Dominador, a company that owns and runs the namesake 210-MW PV as well as CSP plant in Chile, this week safeguarded an ecological license to develop a 690-MW CSP mega-complex in the country.

The business said it was allowed to make alterations to its 450-MW Likana CSP project to elevate the recommended plant's capacity to 690 MW. This will certainly be accomplished with the installation of three solar power towers with storage, each with the ability of generating 230 MW internet.

The previous prepare for the Likana plant thought about towers of 150 MW net each, according to Cerro Dominador's ask for license.

The brand-new plant is set to be located in the communities of Calama and Sierra Gorda in Antofagasta, the very same region that holds the Cerro Dominador hybrid facility.

The building and construction process for the Likana plant will certainly be progressive, moving along as the company becomes part of agreements, Cerro Dominador said.

Cerro Dominador is possessed by Washington-based personal equity firm EIG.