Enel Chile to start up 67-MW BESS at solar farm in Santiago

Utility group Enel Chile is set to start commercial operation of the 67-MW/134-MWh El Manzano battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, after finalising all tests and receiving approval from the grid operator.

The achievement marks the completion of Enel Chile’s first energy cluster in the nation’s capital region, consisting of the El Manzano BESS and its co-located solar farm, the company said on Wednesday.

The 99-MW El Manzano solar farm went online earlier this year.

The cluster, through the joint operation of the BESS and the solar farm, will inject around 226 GWh of electricity into the grid annually, supplying approximately 75,000 Chilean homes. The BESS will also provide stability and security to the electricity system by offering complementary services through frequency regulation, Enel Chile said.

The project was carried out by the group’s renewables arm Enel Green Power. It aligns with Enel Chile’s plan to set up renewable energy and storage near large consumption centres.

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