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Dune Plus Solar-Battery in Chile Hits Financial Close
Generadora Metropolitana seals non-recourse funding for Dune Plus, a Chilean solar-plus-storage hybrid marrying PV and multi-hour batteries to beat curtailment, shift peaks, and stabilize the grid.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Chile, South america, Generadora Metropolitana
Chile inaugurates 3-MW solar plant
Chilean officials recently inaugurated the 3-MW Tamarugo solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Tamagural district, northern Chilean region of Tarapaca.
Nov 8, 2021 // Plants, Chile, South america, PV Power Plant
Grenergy Locks Record Chile Night PPA With BESS
Grenergy seals its biggest Chile PPA—night-time power via its Elena mega battery—boosting dispatchable renewables, improving reliability for offtakers and aligning solar output with demand.
Jun 30, 2026 // Storage, Chile, South america, Grenergy
Metlen-Copec Deal Secures Night-Time Solar Supply Across Chile With Batteries
Greek firm Metlen and Chile’s Copec EMOAC sign a 15-year PPA for four solar-plus-storage projects, delivering 450 GWh a year of clean evening power from 2026.
Jul 18, 2025 // Plants, Storage, PPA, Chile, South america, BESS, Metlen Copec
Most affordable Bid of $0.01332/ kWh Reported in Chile's Renewables Public auction
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.
Sep 2, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, auction, paris agreement, National Electric System, National Energy Commission of Chile, CNE
Eurus begin on 80 MW of solar plants in Chile
Japan's Eurus Energy Group said today it has begun building and construction works with solar projects with an incorporated capacity of a 80 MW straight existing (DC) in Chile.
Jun 1, 2021 // Plants, Japan, Chile, South america, Asia, PV Power Plant, Eurus
Chile's renewables share declines to 35% in April
Chile's non-conventional renewables produced 2,328 GWh gross of electrical energy in April, down by 12.7% month-on-month, Chilean national energy commission CNE said in its most current report on the sector.
May 31, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america
Chile's 50-MW/600-MWh LAES project wins approval
UK-Chilean joint venture (JV) Highview Enlasa on Thursday protected the ecological approval to construct a 50-MW/600-MWh liquid air energy storage (LAES) center in Chile's area of Atacama, according to public records uploaded on the Chilean environmental agency's web service.
Sep 5, 2022 // Storage, Chile, South america, LAES
Grenergy scores PPAs for 288 MWp of solar projects in Chile
Spanish renewables developer Grenergy Renovables SL (BME: GRE) claimed on Thursday it had authorized 2 power purchase contracts (PPAs) to provide around 240 GWh of solar power annually to a utility in Chile.
Oct 27, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Chile, South america, solar projects, Grenergy
Engie to establish 2GW renewable energy portfolio in Chile by 2025
Engie has actually increased its renewables release targets in Chile as part of strategies to finish its coal-fired generation activities in the nation by 2025.
Apr 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Engie, Chile, South america, energy transition, utility, coal decommissioning, Catherine MacGregor
Engie to create 1.5 GW of solar-wind-storage hybrid projects in Chile
Engie Chile has actually been granted legal rights to create two hybrid projects in Chile that will certainly incorporate solar, wind and battery storage as well as have actually an incorporated capability of 1.5 GW.
Jul 1, 2021 // Plants, Engie, Chile, tender, South america, auction, utility, hybrid projects, triple hybrid
Walmart Chile secures 500 GWh renewables deal with Copec annually
Walmart Chile signed with Copec EMOAC to source about 500 GWh of renewable electricity per year, covering ~80% of nationwide operations.
Nov 21, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Walmart, corporate ppa, Cope, renewable procurement
Colbun Initiates $500M Solar and Storage Project in Chile
Colbun SA embarks on a transformative journey with its Encanto project—a 249.7-MW solar farm and cutting-edge battery storage, propelling Chile's renewable energy future with a $500 million investment.
Jan 1, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Chile, South america, Colbun SA
The globe's sunniest PV testing field
French power titan Engie recently commissioned a solar module screening facility in Chile's Atacama Desert, an area which has the globe's highest possible solar radiation. Thore Müller-- head of bifacial PV R&D and solar solutions at Engie Laborelec, spoke with pv magazineabout the benefits of screening panels, inverters and cleansing systems in warm, dry settings.
Jul 15, 2020 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Engie, Chile, South america, Thore Müller
Acciona launches Malgarida solar PV operates in Chile
Acciona has started building deals with the 238MW Malgarida I and also II photovoltaic (PV) complicated in Chile, covering 535ha.
Sep 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Acciona, José Ignacio Escobar, PV Power Plant