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Sep 09, 2024 8:07 CESTChile's renewables share climbs to 34.1% in June
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Chile produced 34.1% of its gross electricity from non-conventional renewables in June, according to the latest figures from the national energy commission (CNE).
This percentage was 33.6% in May.
Non-conventional renewables generated 2,467 GWh gross in June, exhibiting a decline of 1.9% month-on-month. In annual terms, the June renewables output represented an increase of 2.3%.
Gross power production from conventional energy sources dropped by 4.2% month-on-month to 4,759 GWh. This leaves the total gross power production at 7,226 GWh in June, down 3.4% from May.
Production figures for the non-conventional renewables are presented in the table:
| Technology: | Gross generation in GWh: | month-on-month change: | year-on-year change: | Share in June: |
| Biomass | 161 | -20.6% | -7.7% | 6.5% |
| Wind | 971 | 15.7% | 2.0% | 39.4% |
| Solar PV | 1,120 | -13.1% | 3.9% | 45.4% |
| Solar CSP | 1 | 0% | 0% | -- |
| Small run-of-river hydro | 189 | 22.1% | 11.2% | 7.6% |
| Geothermal | 27 | -9.6% | -29.6% | 1.1% |
Chile’s total net installed non-conventional renewable energy capacity rose to 15,012 MW in June from 14,971 MW in May.
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