Enel Green Power starts construction on two Chilean solar plants

Enel Green Power has commenced construction of two new solar plants in Chile.

The plants include Carrera Pinto solar photovoltaic power park in Atacama region and Pampa Norte photovoltaic plant in Antofagasta region.

The plant in Atacama region will have total installed capacity of 97 MW with the capacity to generate 260 GWh per year, which is equivalent to the power consumed by 122,000 Chilean households.

Enel Green Power said: "EGP will be investing a total of approximately $180m in the construction of the facility in line with the growth targets set out in EGP’s current business plan.

"The business is financing the projects with its own resources."

Enel’s Antofagasta plant will have total installed capacity of 79 MW and will be able to generate 200 GWh per year once fully operational, which is equivalent to electricity consumed by 100,000 Chilean households.

Parque Solar Carrera Pinto owns the solar park in Atacama region, and the Antofagasta project will be supported by a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Empresa Nacional de Electricidad.

The energy generated by the Antofagasta plant will be supplied to Sistema Interconectado Central and to the country’s Central Region Transmission Network.