Battery energy storage systems (BESS) will play an important role in reducing curtailment issues Chile has been facing in 2024, keynote speakers said at the third edition of Solar Media’s Energy Storage Summit Latin America 2024 today.
This week Engie Chile has energised the 68MW/418MWh BESS Tamaya project in Antofagasta, while Canadian Solar’s e-STORAGE secured a turnkey EPC contract to supply a 98MW/312MWh DC BESS in Chile.
IPP Grenergy and EV and BESS firm BYD have extended a supply agreement for the Oasis de Atacama in Chile, which they claim will have the world’s largest BESS, to 3GWh.
AES has seen a hybrid wind, solar and BESS project in Chile receive an environmental permit, while Oenergy has suffered a setback for a standalone project.
Chile utility Colbun has faced a setback with its 800MW pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project, after its environmental impact assessment (EIA) process was terminated early having been deemed to have not provided enough information.
Investor SUSI Partners will fund the development of a battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Chile, totalling 860MW of power and and up to 3.5GWh of energy storage capacity.
Independent power producer (IPP) Atlas Renewable Energy discussed its large-scale BESS projects in Chile, where gigawatts of projects are expected to come online in the next few years.
Independent power producer (IPP) Grenergy has reached financial close on phase one and two of its Oasis de Atacama BESS and solar project in Chile, which will eventually reach 4.1GWh.
