COUNTRY FOCUS : CHILE

Chile seeks renewable energy options to boost its burgeoning tech economy . Here , Intelligent CIO outlines two projects pitching to make a difference .

Santiago , Chile

The 95,2 MW Leyda photovoltaic plant covers an area of 120 hectares , equivalent to 150 football fields and it is located in San Antonio , 90 km from Santiago . plant will contribute significantly to this and help meet the country ’ s decarbonisation goals .

The Leyda plant is expected to generate 185 GWh of green energy annually , corresponding to the consumption of 23,000 households – saving 71,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year .

The new plant will significantly contribute to the decarbonisation goals of the country representing an advance renewable energy market .

The electricity from Leyda will contribute to Chile ’ s ambitious plans to reach net zero emissions by year 2050 .

Chile is one of the countries with a very modern , sustainable energy sector using a high level of renewable energy and the new SOLEK Leyda power

SOLEK Group had an opportunity to welcome a delegation of the Czech Minister of Industry and Trade , Jozef Síkela , at the site of the Leyda .

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