Michelle Bachelet, the president of Chile, and Chile’s Minister of Energy, Andrés Rebolledo, held a ceremony to inaugurate the 100MW El Pelícano solar power plant in Chilean region of Coquimbo.
EDF Renewable Services has commenced full operations and maintenance (O&M) services for Chile’s second largest solar park, the 146MW Bolero Solar PV plant in the Atacama Desert in the region of Antofagasta.
Italian inverter manufacturer Elettronica Santerno has signed off on a US$6 million contract that will see the company provide 100MW of its central inverters to Chile.
Technology provider ABB has partnered with Spanish IPPP ACCIONA that will see ABB provide its central inverter solutions for the 246MW El Romero Solar Plant in the Chilean desert.
Sonnedix has acquired a controlling interest in Cox Energy Chile, a subsidiary of Spanish firm Cox Energy, and the two firms will partner on building and operating renewable energy projects in Chile.
Canada-based Investment firm Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure (CC&L Infrastructure) and developer CarbonFree Technology have agreed to acquire 15 ground-mount solar PV projects currently under construction in Chile with a combined capacity of 65MW from an unnamed developer.
Energy technology provider Abengoa announced Monday that it has connected the first 62MW of the Cerro Dominador solar complex to the national grid in Chile.
