Chile

8MW battery system will be co-located with Colbun's 230MW Diego de Almagro solar farm

Austria-based solar designer CCE Group GmbH has actually inaugurated the 87-MWp La Huella solar farm in Chile, its very first such project in the South American nation.

Mainstream Renewable Power has actually safeguarded EUR90 million (US$ 101.6 million) in equity funding to sustain the build-out of a multi-gigawatt pipe throughout Latin America, Africa and also the Asia Pacific area.

The partnership is expected to enable Chile to store as well as deliver up to 1,563 MWh daily of energy to the system. This indicates preventing greater than 200,000 tons of CO2 discharges each year, the equivalent of getting rid of more than 80,000 personal vehicles from the streets of Chile.

Chilean officials recently inaugurated the 3-MW Tamarugo solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Tamagural district, northern Chilean region of Tarapaca.

Chile produced 2,077 GWh of its electricity with non-conventional renewable resource resources in September, or 40.9% more than in the exact same month in 2020, according to the most up to date figures launched by Chilean power compensation CNE.

Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners is obtaining a portfolio of greater than 200MW of distributed solar PV and wind possessions in Chile, marking its first investment in Latin America.

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.

Sonnedix, Opdenergy and also Canadian Solar were amongst the 5 effective bidders in Chile's newest power auction, which occurred yesterday (7 September) and also will certainly see the country support 2GW of renewables as well as storage space installments.

The National Energy Commission of Chile (CNE) held a 2.31 TWh/year renewable resource auction recently, in which the lowest bid was submitted for $0.01332/ kWh for a solar PV project.

Spanish renewables firm Grenergy Renovables SL (BME: GRE) has applied for an environmental permit to establish a 40-MW solar PV project in Chile.

Ireland-based clean power producer Mainstream Renewable Power on Tuesday held a commencement event to note the opening of its 145-MW Rio Escondido solar farm in Chile.

Independent power producer Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd has actually obtained an ecological license for the 150-MWp Sonnedix Tres Cruces solar project in the Atacama region in Chile.

Acciona Energia has commissioned the 238MW Malgarida solar facility in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

Nazca Renovables consists of six projects with the first 255MW expected to enter construction following year