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wiredInUSA - July 2014

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President Michelle Bachelet of Chile has inaugurated

the Amanecer Solar CAP plant in Copiapo, the largest

photovoltaic solar power plant in Latin America and among

the largest in the world. The project was developed, built

and interconnected by SunEdison Inc under an offtake

agreement with CAP Group, the largest iron ore and pellet

producer on the American Pacific coast, and the largest

steel producer in Chile.

The Amanecer Solar CAP plant has 100MW of total installed

capacity, equivalent to 10 percent of the renewable energy

generation capacity goal established by the Chilean

government for 2014. The project involves an investment of

$250 million and is important for the future development of

renewable energy in Chile and Latin America.

Located 37km from Copiapo in the Atacama Desert, the

250-acre plant has over 310,000 photovoltaic modules and

was built in only six months. It is estimated that in its first year of

operation the plant will inject 270GWh of clean energy into

the central interconnected system.

Jose Perez, president of SunEdison for Europe, Africa and Latin

America, said: “This plant demonstrates that photovoltaic

solar energy is an ideal way of diversifying the energy matrix

in Chile, reducing costs and contributing towards meeting

the demand for clean and sustainable energy. SunEdison

has now interconnected 150MW in the Atacama Desert – the

100MW Amanecer Solar CAP plant plus a 50 MW power plant

in San Andres.”

Solar goes online

for Chile