ENGIE powers the first wind turbine at the Lomas de Taltal Wind Farm

This is a machine translation of the original release issued in Spanish

PRESS RELEASE from Engie Chile
August 6, 2024

Responding to its commitment to accelerate the energy transition, ENGIE Chile took a new step in the construction of the Lomas de Taltal Wind Farm project by completing the first stage of energizing the substation. This made it possible to achieve the milestone of energizing the site's first wind turbine.

Once this initiative, located in the Antofagasta region, comes into operation, it will contribute 342 MW to the National Electric System, making it the plant with the largest renewable energy generation capacity of the company in Chile.

Regarding the beginning of this important stage, Juan Villavicencio, Managing Director GBU Renewables of ENGIE Chile, highlighted that: “This is a very important result both for the team that has worked on the construction of the park, as well as on our transformation plan. ”.

In addition, the executive added that the Lomas de Taltal Wind Farm is already more than 80% complete and 24 of the 57 manufactured wind turbines have already been installed.

About ENGIE Energía Chile SA

ENGIE Energía Chile (EECL) is a company with a presence in the generation, transmission, gas transportation and port infrastructure markets. The company is a subsidiary of the ENGIE group, the largest independent energy producer in the world, whose purpose is to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy, offering low-carbon electricity generation, renewable energies and efficient and smart solutions for people, companies and cities.

Currently EECL is one of the most important electricity generators in Chile (fourth nationally) with 2.6 GW of installed capacity. In addition, it has a prominent participation in the transmission sector. By 2023, it has around 3,000 km of lines in high voltage operation, including the 600 km TEN line, which in 2017 allowed the country to have a single electrical system.

About ENGIE Group

ENGIE is a leading global low-carbon energy and services group. With its 97,000 employees, customers, partners and stakeholders, the Group is committed every day to accelerating the transition towards a carbon-neutral world through more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions. Guided by its purpose, ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet by relying on its key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to its clients.

Business volume in 2023: 82.6 billion euros. Listed in Paris and Brussels (ENGI), the Group is represented in the main financial (CAC 40, Euronext 100, FTSE Euro 100, MSCI Europe) and extra-financial indices (DJSI World, Euronext Vigeo Eiris - Europe 120 / France 20, MSCI EMU ESG screened, MSCI EUROPE ESG Universal Select, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG-X).