Unified energy system Chile

What enables a low cost energy system in Chile?

In other words, the results suggest that the key enablers for a lower cost energy system in Chile are solar PV technology, zonal interconnection and sector coupling. In the case of the two 100 % RE scenarios, they would allow a fully defossilised energy system.

Can Chile contribute to sustainable re-based fuel supply?

This would take place in the second half of the transition period, allowing an attainment of a fully defossilised energy system in Chile by 2050. Hence, Chile has the potential to contribute to the global sustainable RE-based fuel supply and even to the production of global sustainable RE-based chemicals.

How can public-private partnerships accelerate Chile's energy transition?

Public-private partnerships have been key in accelerating Chile’s energy transition, especially when it comes to the country’s green hydrogen market. Green hydrogen, a clean energy source that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity, sits at the heart of Chile’s energy transition.

How has Chile accelerated its energy transition?

Despite its historic ties to fossil fuels and copper mining, Chile in recent years has accelerated its energy transition through broad-based political support, private-public partnerships and innovative green technologies.

Will Chile achieve net-zero emissions by 2050?

Last December, Chile’s centre-right government published the country’s first energy transition strategy, which provided targets for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, including accelerating solar, wind and geothermal energy across the country.

How does Chile benefit from solar energy?

The country benefits from consistently strong winds in mountainous region of Patagonia and some of the world’s highest levels of solar radiation in the Atacama Desert. This predictable supply of wind and solar energy has led the Chilean government to estimate that 13% of the world’s green hydrogen will be produced within its borders.