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.

Chile has passed new regulations around capacity market payments to energy storage, coinciding with a major project announcement from CJR and Sungrow.

Innergex Renewable Energy has started operating a 35MW/175MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Chile, its second large-scale BESS in the country.

The Chilean Ministry of Energy has opened a public land bidding auction seeking 13GWh of standalone energy storage projects.

Developers Agilitas Energy and On.Energy have raised a total US$125 million in debt financing towards solar, energy storage and hybrid solar-plus-storage projects in the US.

Global utility and IPP Engie will build a 116MW/660MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the former site of a coal plant it operated in Chile.

Atlas Renewable Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with COPEC to deploy a 200MW/800MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).

Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Engie has started commercial operations of a 139MW/638MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the northern region of Antofagasta, Chile.

Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Engie has started construction on a BESS project in Chile with a 5-hour duration.

EV and BESS company BYD will supply its product for a project from Grenergy in Chile which has been claimed as the largest energy storage project in the world.