Solar Energy trends in a country with the

highest solar radiation of the world

Pablo Pastene, Solar Energy Director
Energy and Climate Change Division
Fundacin Chile
Future Demand of Energy of the 2 main grids
Source: Ministry of Energy
Installed capacity Norte Grande Interconnected System (SING): 4.550 MW
Installed capacity Central Interconnected System (SIC): 12.966 MW
High Price of the Energy
Source: Ministry of Energy
SIC-NCRE: CMg, demand, installed Capacity
Source: Simulation Escenarios Energticos 2030, preliminary Results
SING-NCRE: CMg, demand, installed Capacity
Source: Simulation Escenarios Energticos 2030, preliminary Results
Solar Radiation in Atacama
The Solar Resource in Atacama in one of the highest in the world
Source: Ministry of Energy GIZ
Solar Radiation in Atacama
Source: Ministry of Energy GIZ Agencia Andaluza de Energa
Solar Radiation in Atacama
Source: Ministry of Energy GIZ Agencia Andaluza de Energa
Location Annual GHI
(kWh/m2)
Annual DNI
(kWh/m2)
Tucson (NREL) 2.080 2.555
Seville 1.780 2.100
Atacama 2.500 3.800
Solar Radiation in Atacama
Solar Projects in development in the North Grid
Source: CDEC-SING
Nr. of
Projects
Capacity
(MW)
Invest
ment
(MMUS$)
22 approved 1.418 4.002
17 in
evaluation
2.052 7.045
Total 3.470 11.047
Environmental Impact
Assessment Sytem
7 plants under construction,
Only 1 project in Central Grid
Only 3 plants installed
1 MW plant installed in Codelco (Calama)
0,3 MW plant installed in Subsole (near
Copiapo).
Fundacion Chile is Third Party. Due Dilligence of the Project,
supervision of construction and commissioning
1,44 MW plant installed in la Huayca
(Pozo Almonte)
1,2 MW plant installed in Vicua (under
construction)
But not only Atacama is an opportunity
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Solar Global Horizontal Radiation
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Source: Fundacion Chile
RedSolLAC is a solar energy network for Latin
America & the Caribbean. Its mission is to
contribute to the development and use of the
Photovoltaic Solar Energy, providing information
and facilititating the mutual cooperation of
institutions, companies, professionals and
people.
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Source: 3TIER
Main Objectives
Provide information about the current solar industry stakeholders.
Facilitate access to information of the solar resource, technologies and
photovoltaic plants.
To generate instances that strengthen links between the different
stakeholders.
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RedSolLAC Web Page
Solar Projects Information
Main characteristics, installed power, owner,
investment amount, related companies.
Energy generated (expected or real).
Already information from 3 countries.
Solar Radiation Data
Information of solar measurements in different
stations.
Already information about 10 locations.
If your have a solar plant or a solar radiation measurement
station, we invite you to join the network.
Contacts:
Tel: (56-2) 2400426
Av. Parque Antonio Rabat Sur 6165, Vitacura
Santiago de Chile
Pablo Pastene
Solar Energy Director
ppastene@fundacionchile.cl