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Chile will host major event to promote green hydrogen development

InvestChile - October,3,2022

RENMAD H2 Chile will have more than 50 speakers, and will bring together players from across the market’s value chain.

Topics: Energy

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Enel begins operations at Chile's first hybrid renewable power plant

InvestChile - August,22,2022

It is known as the Azabache solar power project (60.9 MW) which, thanks to its location on the same site, operates in conjunction with the Valle de los Vientos wind power park (90 MW) to generate renewable energy from solar radiation and the wind.

Topics: Renewables- Energy

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EIG chooses Chile for a new renewable energy platform

InvestChile - July,5,2022

The firm has announced the creation of Grupo Cerro, which includes Latin America’s largest solar power plant and 11 other hydroelectric power plants bought from ANPAC Energy.

Topics: Energy

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Two consortia bid for the longest electricity line in Chile

InvestChile - November,3,2021

The referential investment amount is US$1.5 billion and will be key to strengthening the development of renewable energy in the country.

Topics: Energy

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Do you know Chile’s new energy development targets?

InvestChile - November,1,2021

Chile’s Government has updated its National Energy Policy, which for the first time considers climate change, green hydrogen and electromobility.

Topics: Energy- Chilean Economy

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Chilean mining industry increases its seawater consumption by 30%

InvestChile - October,27,2021

The number of desalination plants is increasing, while Chilean companies and foreign investors’ consumption of seawater has been constant. Cochilco also revealed that the sector's share of GDP reached its highest point in the last seven years.  

Topics: Mining- Energy- Desalination plants

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Chile’s new green hydrogen projects

InvestChile - August,24,2021

As Enaex and Engie filed the environmental paperwork for one initiative, GNL Quintero, Enagás and Acciona Energía announced a US$30 million investment to build a plant at the GNL regasification terminal.  

Topics: Renewables- Energy- Green Hydrogen

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The new energy matrix that keeps Chile moving

InvestChile - June,21,2021

Almost 25% of the country’s electricity is now supplied by non-conventional renewable sources. The future of energy is green, and all the energy that Chile needs could come from clean sources by 2040.

Topics: Renewables- Energy- Foreign companies

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Energy: Where are the investment opportunities in Chile?

InvestChile - May,24,2021

Thermoelectric power is on its way out and Chile is committed to an upsurge in renewable investment driven by the private sector to achieve its ambitious climate goals.

Topics: Energy

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Chile is awarded Largest Emerging Market Certified Climate Bond

InvestChile - April,27,2021

The Ministry of Finance has issued approximately USD14.4 billion in thematic bonds since 2019, of which approximately USD7.7 billion are green bonds, USD5.2 billion are social bonds, and USD1.5 billion in sustainable bonds. 

Topics: Energy- Green Bond

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France and Chile join forces on green hydrogen progress

InvestChile - April,20,2021

Representatives from the two countries are developing a program of actions to exchange knowledge and promote strategies in this field.

Topics: Energy- Green Hydrogen

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President Piñera promulgates the Energy Efficiency Law for Chile

InvestChile - February,12,2021

The new regulation marks a milestone in the country's history to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Topics: Energy

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Green hydrogen could exceed the potential of Chile’s mining industry

InvestChile - February,4,2021

According to President Sebastián Piñera, Chile’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Hydrogen will make the country the world’s most efficient producer.

Topics: Renewables- Energy- Green Hydrogen

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Price of PV systems in Chile drops by almost a third in four years

InvestChile - December,9,2020

A study by the German Society for International Cooperation (IZ) and Chile’s Energy Ministry shows how the price of infrastructure for solar energy has dropped in Chile.

Topics: Renewables- Energy

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Atlas Renewable Energy plans to invest US$4,000 million in LatAm

InvestChile - November,11,2020

A third of the regional investment plan will go to Chile over the next four years, the company’s general manager in Chile, Alfredo Solar, told PAUTA.

Topics: Renewables- Energy

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Mainstream obtains US$280 million to invest in renewables in Chile

InvestChile - October,20,2020

The initiative forms part of Andes Renovables, a wind and solar generation platform worth approximately US$1,800 million.

Topics: Energy

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Norway’s Statkraft aims to increase electricity production in Chile

InvestChile - September,30,2020

The state power company has embarked on an active quest for projects in Chile, particularly wind and solar projects, in order to “gain scale”, says its general manager, María Teresa González.

Topics: Energy

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Spain’s Opdenergy to enter electricity generation business in Chile

InvestChile - August,24,2020

The company has obtained financing of over US$100 million for non-conventional renewable energy projects in the O’Higgins and Atacama Regions.

Topics: Energy

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Engie increases renewable energy generation assets in Chile

InvestChile - July,7,2020

The French company’s subsidiary in Chile has paid US$53 million for the Monte Redondo Wind Farm and the Laja Hydroelectric Plant, both of which it already operated.

Topics: Energy

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Acciona: «Addressing this crisis has taught us lessons»

InvestChile - June,8,2020

The executive of the Spanish company talks about the consequences of the pandemic in Chile and the world, assuring that, in Chile, the company “is a long-term investor”.   

Topics: Energy

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