Chile approves 367 MWh of collocated battery storage

The Environmental Assessment Commission of the Chilean region of Coquimbo has approved the environmental impact statements for a proposed battery site and a solar park, both in the province of Choapa.

Announcing the decision, the Regional Presidential Delegation of Coquimbo said the $120 million “Halcón 9” energy storage project, in Andacollo commune, will feature 26 battery units with rated power of 69 MW and a storage capacity of 367.1 MWh.

The project will draw power from the associated solar site and will inject it at the same interconnection point. The environmental impact statement also included an associated 110 kV electricity transmission line.

The Llanos de Rungue solar project envisages the installation of 472,000 PV panels across ​​389 hectares in the commune of Illapel, for a total generation capacity of 280 MW.

The solar plant will also have a substation to inject energy into the National Electric System via the double-220 kV Nueva Pan de Azúcar-Punta Sierra-Centella transmission line.

With the new projects, the Coquimbo region is said to have nine energy generation initiatives which have been approved by the National Environmental Commission since 2022, for a total generation capacity of 1,010 MW and $1.12 billion dollars of investment.

From pv magazine Latin America.