Chile deploys 2.14 GW of solar in 2024
Chile installed 2.14 GW of new solar in 2024, bringing its total installed PV capacity to 10.5 GW by year-end, according to the National Energy Commission (CNE).
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Chile installed 2.14 GW of new solar in 2024, bringing its total installed PV capacity to 10.5 GW by year-end, according to the National Energy Commission (CNE).
The first two phases of Oasis de Atacama, the largest solar power and energy storage project in Latin America, have come on stream in Chile''s Antofagasta Region.
Chile is developing two types of solar technology: solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and solar thermal energy. There are 44 solar PV projects under evaluation, 86 in the approval process, 318
Chile is making significant strides in expanding its power generation capacity, with a strong emphasis on renewable energy resources and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Located seven kilometers from María Elena in the Atacama Desert, CEME 1 has 882,000 high-tech solar panels covering an area of 435 hectares. The plant is expected to generate enough
Chile installed 1,127 MW of photovoltaic capacity in 2025, bringing its cumulative total to 11,634 MW. While this marks a slowdown compared to the 2.14 GW added in 2022 and 1.65 GW in
Solar power in Chile is an increasingly important source of energy. Total installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Chile reached 11.05 GW in 2023. In 2024, Solar energy provided 19.92 TWh of electricity generation in Chile, accounting for 22.3% of total national electricity grid generation, compared to less than 0.1% in 2013. In October 2015 Chile''s Ministry of Energy announced its "Roadmap to 2050: A Sustainable and Inclus
Due to its high solar potential, solar power developments will likely grow most in the north. Solar generation is expected to contribute 46% of Chile''s electricity in 2060.
Government officials have said they expect solar power will account for 46% of the country''s total installed generation capacity by 2060, with most of that solar located in the north of...
In 2025, Chile installed 1.13 GW of new solar capacity, reaching a cumulative total of 11.63 GW. Solar energy accounted for over 31% of the country''s electricity generation.
These deals—ranging from solar-only contracts to solar-plus-storage hybrids and project acquisitions—underscore a shift in Chile from generation-centric renewable deployment toward
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