Chilean renewable energy developer Andes Solar has received approval from the Environmental Qualification Resolution of Chile for the development of its 152 MW solar photovoltaic project.
The Andino Las Pataguas solar PV project will be constructed in the commune of San Pedro, south of the Metropolitan Region, with an estimated investment of USD150 million. A planned 44 MW energy storage system will also be installed in the location of the project.
The project will be connected to Las Arañas 110 kV electric substation, owned by CGE, through a 10 kilometers long 110 kV single-circuit high voltage line that is connected to a 33/110 kV Elevator Electrical Substation in the plant. Around 254,352 photovoltaic modules will be installed in an area of 309.3 hectares.
Colbún announced that it has started the construction phase of the Horizonte wind project located in the commune of Taltal, Antofagasta Region.
Read moreEnel Green Power has signed a contract with Nexans for the supply of electrical cables for the interconnection of the solar panels of the Finis Terrae Extension photovoltaic project.
Read moreGeneradora Metropolitana, jointly owned by EDF and Grupo AME, has received an amount of US$ 980 million financing for the development of the 480 MW CEME1 solar PV project in Maria Elena, Antofagasta Region.
Read moreRepsol and the Ibereólica Renovables Group have completed the construction of 188.1 MW Cabo Leones III wind project in Chile.
Read moreGlobal wind and solar development company, Mainstream Renewable Power has closed a US$280 million "mezzanine" construction finance facility with leading alternative lender AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund IV. The AMP Capital facility complements the US$1.25 billion of senior project finance debt raised to date through two separate financings completed in October 2019 and August 2020.
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