Chile has a target to generate 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025.1 This target was established in 2013 by Law 20698, better known as "Law 20/25," and updated a previous target of 10% renewable electricity by 2024. The 10% target was set in 2008 by the Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Law (Law 20257) and reaffirmed, as a
READ MOREIn Latin America, Chile has been at the forefront of renewable energy generation for quite some time now. The country targets a share of 70% of renewables in the power mix in 2030 and zero-emissions in 2050. Around 9 GW of solar and wind have been commissioned in the country between 2019 and 2023, an Enerdata report dated April
READ MORE95,000+. BNamericas talks to Cristóbal Illanes and Alejandro Covarrubias from Chilean law firm Grupo Evans about the country''s energy storage and electromobility law, which came on the
READ MORERecent policy and market developments have put pressure on renewable energy developers in Chile and are driving increased interest in energy storage. In 2014, the Chilean government created a tender mechanism that supported wind and solar developers by setting up auctions to supply power during specific "time blocks" during the
READ MOREA new initiative by the Chilean Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of National Assets is expected to cover storage projects with an aggregate capacity of 13
READ MOREImage source: Enel Chile () The Chilean energy commission (CNE) on Monday released the definitive bidding rules for the 2023 electricity tender, launching the process to award a total of 5,400 GWh per year. The tender is open to domestic and international companies, which will compete to offer electricity to qualified
READ MOREThe Chilean authorities want to contract 5,400 GWh of power from renewable energy, while also including battery storage. The selected developers will secure 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs).
READ MOREChile has enacted a new law on energy storage and electromobility, following its approval in parliament in October. "This law promotes the participation of renewable energies in the electricity
READ MOREAES Gener has held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a 112MW / 560MWh battery energy storage system project in Chile, Latin America. Multinational electric power generation and distribution company AES Corporation''s local
READ MORERenewable Energy Laws and Regulations Report 2024 Chile. ICLG - Renewable Energy Laws and Regulations - Chile Chapter covers common issues in renewable energy laws and regulations – including the renewable energy market, sale of renewable energy and financial incentives, consents and permits, and storage.
READ MOREIn 2023, Chile also enacted a new Law 21505 to promote energy storage and electromobility. It highlights the following measures: participation of pure storage systems in the electricity market, enabling the connection of infrastructure that combines generation and consumption, temporarily lowering the annual tax for electric and clean
READ MOREToday, Chile only has 64 megawatts (MW) of operational energy storage capacity. There are three significant bottlenecks to energy storage deployment that must
READ MOREThe president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, has said that the government is now preparing a bill to establish a tender mechanism for large-scale energy storage facilities. The measure aims to
READ MOREThe Senate of Chile has unanimously passed major legislation which will incentivise the deployment of energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) technology. The Senate announced that the bill was passed "without changes and unanimously" last week (20 October), and is now ready to be enacted into law. The final vote comes two weeks
READ MOREThe purpose of the bill are (1) to encourage the participation of renewable energies in the electricity matrix by promoting storage technologies, (2) to enable the
READ MOREThe technological diversity of energy storage projects in Chile is remarkable. From battery storage systems to innovative projects with gases such as CO2, the country is exploring
READ MOREImage source: Engie Energia Chile () Chilean utility Engie Chile announced on Wednesday that it has started the assembly of a 68-MW/418-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at a site situated next to its former diesel power station in the northern part of the South American country. Dubbed Tamaya BESS, the
READ MOREThe Senate of Chile has unanimously passed major legislation which will incentivise the deployment of energy storage and electric vehicle (EV) technology. The
READ MOREThe Chilean government has approved a resolution to allocate public land for energy storage projects that will start operations in 2026. The Promotion Plan for the Development of Storage Systems
READ MOREIn previous years, the most optimistic experts predicted that renewable energies would account for 90% of total generation by 2050, experts now indicate that the country will reach this goal by 2030. In 2022, once again, Chile ranks first in the Bloomberg Climatescope ranking, demonstrating its regional leadership in the field of energy.
READ MOREIn 2023, Chile also enacted a new Law 21505 to promote energy storage and electromobility. It highlights the following measures: participation of pure storage
READ MOREIndependent power producer (IPP) Grenergy and BYD have signed a strategic agreement for the supply of 1.1GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) for the Oasis de Atacama project in the Atacama desert, northern Chile. BYD will supply batteries for a project from Grenergy in Chile which has been claimed as the largest
READ MOREChile passes major legislation incentivizing energy storage, e-mobility. E-Mobility Energy Storage Policy Buzz. Thursday, 20 October 2022. Image for representation purposes only. Source: Getty Images/iStockphoto. Chile''s congress has unanimously approved a bill promoting investments in energy storage and electric
READ MOREFor example, Chile intends to shut down all its coal plants by 2040. According to recent models, an estimated 21.8 gigawatts (GW) of solar, 17.6 GW of wind, and 3.3 GW of energy storage is
READ MOREBNEF-Acciona analysts project a larger uptake of large-scale batteries to start from the mid-2030s, reaching some 13 GW of storage capacity by 2050. If Chile decides to fully retire its coal-fired
READ MOREThe company announced that it has put three projects totalling 1GW of energy storage capacity into the queue, distributed in the north, the Metropolitan region of Santiago and the Bio-Bio region in the south. Flexen has put 1GW of standalone battery storage projects into the interconnection queue in Chile, the first of that scale, it claimed.
READ MOREThe government of Chile will launch a bill this year to procure large-scale energy storage systems for commissioning in 2026 totalling US$2 billion of investment,
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READ MOREThe Ministry of Energy has submitted amendments to the current regulations on capacity payments to the Office of the General Comptroller, which include
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