Chile covers 20.7% of October electricity demand with solar
1 December 2023
Chile covered 20.7% of its electricity demand in October with solar power. The nation has 9.18 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity, accounting for 26% of its total power generation capacity.
Chile's cumulative installed PV capacity hit 9,187 MW by the end of October, accounting for 26% of the country's total power capacity, which stands at 35,318 MW.
According to Acera, the renewable energy association of Chile, renewables account for 43.5% to the nation's total generating capacity.
In October, PV covered 20.7% of national electricity generation, ranking second after hydropower at 25.7%.
The country hit a peak of 75.1% of hourly participation for renewables on March 19, 2023.
Rooftop PV installations under the nation's net-billing regime have reached 19,730 projects, surpassing 202.7 MW.
Related
-
Saudi Arabia approves new procurement law
19 August 2026
-
Morocco approves $26bn power and water investment plan
9 August 2026
-
Saudi Arabia to localise desalination equipment production
3 August 2026
-
$878m African Development Bank loan to fund 230km Saharan railway corridor
30 July 2026
-
Philippines proposes transmission grid reforms, updates to net-metering
15 July 2026
-
Investors, contractors warn EU that Chinese inverters ban jeopardizes energy transition in CEE
14 July 2026


京公网安备
11010802030424号
京ICP备19046776号-2