Enel adds 205 MW of solar to wind farm to create Chile’s largest hybrid

Chilean utility Enel Chile said on Tuesday that its 205-MW Las Salinas solar power complex initiated commercial operation, becoming ready to operate jointly with an existing wind farms in the northern part of Chile.

Las Salinas and the 112-MW Sierra Gorda Este wind farm, also owned by Enel Chile, have created the largest industrial-scale hybrid renewable generation centre in Chile, the utility said.

The solar farm, consisting of stages 1, 2 and 3, is equipped with a total of 458,044 bifacial panels installed at a site near the city of Calama in the Antofagasta region.

The Sierra Gorda Este wind farm was built at the same location in 2016.

The combined capacity of both the Las Salinas complex and Sierra Gorda Este wind farm will generate about 910 GWh annually, enough to power more than 415,000 Chilean homes, Enel Chile said.

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