Ibereolica plans 360MW solar power plant in Atacama Desert

March 28, 2012
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Ibereolica has announced that it has plans to build a 360MW solar power plant in the Atacama Desert in Chile, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Spanish company will invest US$2.6 billion in what will become the largest solar park in Chile to-date.
Only last week, German developer juwi announced its plans to build the largest Chilean solar park in the same region.

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