Acciona Energy SA will build two photovoltaic plants and two wind farms in Chile, with a total capacity of around 400 MW and an investment of approximately $600 million. Construction work on the 62 MW »Almeyda« PV plant will start in early 2019 and is expected to be completed at the end of the year. Consisting of solar modules with horizontal tracker technology, it will cover 150 hectares at Diego de Almagro in the region of Atacama.

Construction of the 64 MW »Usya« PV plant will start in Q3 2019, with entry into service planned for mid-2020. With solar modules mounted on fixed structures, it will cover 105 hectares in Calama in the region of Antofagasta. Total PV investment is around $150 million. With the energy produced by these two photovoltaic plants, the company will cover its supply commitments taken on in a PPA recently signed with the National Mining Company of Chile (ENAMI). The Mining Company has awarded Acciona to supply 100 percent of the electricity consumption of ENAMI’s plants from renewable energy sources.

Acciona currently has 291 MW of renewables in service in Chile: 246 MW in the El Romero Solar photovoltaic plant in the region of Atacama and 45 MW in the Punta Palmeras wind farm in the region of Coquimbo. With the facilities under construction and those planned for the 2018 to 2020 period, the company will reach a capacity of 700 MW in the country (372 MW photovoltaic and 315 MW wind).