Environmental Evaluation Commission approves photovoltaic project worth US$315 million

PRESS RELEASE from Evans Group

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

June 2024

Unanimously, the Environmental Assessment Commission of the Metropolitan Region recently approved the Parque Solar Cordillera project of the company Eco Santiago , which will have an installed power of 194 MWp and will be composed of 353,538 bifacial solar modules of 550 W power and will be connected to the National Electric System through an existing transmission line.

The project is located in the foothills sector of the Lo Barnechea commune, which is accessed via an existing private road that begins in the Peldehue sector, in the Colina commune.

The Environmental Impact study was prepared by Gestión Ambiental Consultores , which has vast experience in project development. The technical and legal advice for this project was provided by Grupo Evans, a law firm expert in advising in the areas of energy, natural resources and infrastructure.

Project amendments

During the qualification process of the Environmental Impact Study, substantive improvements were made to the project, reducing the surface of the plant by 33% to generate a buffer around archaeological finds identified during the Baseline study and avoid the intervention of small streams that are born in the project area.

As detailed by the company in a statement, “The Parque Solar Cordillera project is a clean and renewable energy project that will allow the installation in the Metropolitan Region of the equivalent of 2% of the solar power installed nationwide - according to data from the National Electrical Coordinator as of December. 2023 - without requiring the construction of new transmission lines, and will be a significant contribution to the decarbonization of the energy matrix.”