Chile permitting roundup: US$400mn solar park, US$85mn storage plant, battery addition and more

Las Mellizas

Chilean distributed generation system installer Ciudad Luz filed for environmental review a US$400mn solar PV-storage project.

Planned for Ñuble region and involving 300MW of generation capacity and installation of 400 battery units, the project, dubbed Las Mellizas, is due to enter the construction phase in July 2026.

Candelaria Solar

Inversiones Candelaria Solar, a company linked to local metals, power, infrastructure and desalination group CAP, filed for environmental review a modification to its approved Atacama region Candelaria Solar PV project. 

The modifications to the 193MW, US$204mn initiative are associated with technological improvements, according to documents filed with review agency SEA.

One change is the incorporation into the design of space for battery systems. 

Construction is due to start in March 2026.

Del Río

Local consultancy Aple filed for review an US$85mn standalone storage system planned for Valparaíso region.

Due to enter the construction phase in June 2027, the project, Del Río, involves installation of 45MW of batteries with five-hour discharge capacity.

Ecos del Mar

The US$120mn, 80MW Ecos del Mar wind project was resubmitted for environmental review.

Ecos del Mar is the name given to the revamped Coquimbo region Camarico wind project, which was granted an environmental license in 2015.

So far, only early-stage site preparation work has been carried out. 

Among other changes, the new project has 15 turbines, compared with the original 13.

Work is penciled in to start in December 2025.

The project was first submitted in April this year.