TOTAL, a global integrated oil and gas company, and SunPower have completed the 70MW PV Salvador project, one of the world's largest operating merchant solar power plants. The power plant is expected to produce approximately 2...  more

Hanwha SolarOne has signed a deal to supply 80MW of solar PV modules for a project in the Antofagasta Region, Chile. The solar installations will be powered by Hanwha SolarOne's new poly-crystalline module generation, the HSL ...  more

Enel Green Power has completed two new Chilean PV plants, Lalackama and Chañares, that are now linked to the grid. Another Diego de Almagro plant has been brought online as well. The three solar projects locating in the reg...  more

ACCIONA Energía Chile will supply 600 GWh a year, 255MW of wind and solar PV power, over 15 years to Chilean electric power distributors that operate in the Central Interconnected System (SIC) after being awarde...  more

SunEdison announced that the National Energy Commission in Chile has awarded SunEdison a contract to supply 570 GWh of clean energy a year. To meet the demand, SunEdison will be investing more than US$700 million to develop 350 MW...  more

With their comprehensive technical functions, two SMA inverter types, SMA Sunny Boy TL and the SMA Sunny Tripower TL, now have received the authorization of the “Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles” (SEC) t...  more

To go closer to one of the world’s fastest emerging markets, JinkoSolar will celebrate the inauguration of its Chilean subsidiary, alongside its partners and colleagues. The subsidiary will be JinkoSolar’s headquarters...  more

A team from Tokai University in Japan won the Carrera Solar Atacama 2014, South America's biggest solar car race, with a solar car that was powered by Panasonic's HIT® solar modules and high-capacity lithiu...  more

JinkoSolar signed an agreement to supply 19 MW of solar modules for a PV project in Chile’s Atacama Desert region which has one of the highest irradiation levels in the world. The 19 MW solar power plant will consist of 61,0...  more

SunEdison closed a US$130 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with CorpBanca and BBVA. The debt proceeds will be used to fund construction of a 69.5 MW solar power plant called “Javiera” in Chile. The power...  more