Chile's renewables share climbs to 36% in Sept

The Sol del Desierto solar farm, Chile. Image source: Atlas Renewable Energy

Renewables produced 36% of Chile’s electricity in September, the nation’s energy commission CNE said in the latest report on the sector.

The share of the so-called non-conventional renewables in Chile’s total power production in August came to 31.8%.

Power production from renewable sources rose by 14.1% year-on-year to 2,369 GWh gross in September. Compared to August, production levels increased by 5.9%.

The total installed renewable energy capacity also increased from one month to the next. At the end of September, Chile had a total of 11,053 MW net installed, up from 10,398 MW in August. According to CNE, non-conventional renewables accounted for 36.4% of all capacity installed across Chile’s three grid systems.

Production details for each of the renewable energy technologies in Chile are presented in the table:

Technology:	Gross production in GWh:	month-on-month change:	year-on-year change:	Share in September:
Biomass	158	2.0%	6.4%	6.8%
Wind	751	-3.6%	-1.9%	31.7%
Solar PV	1,199	14.8%	26.4%	50.6%
Solar CSP	48	35.8%	>100%	2.0%
Small run-of-river hydro	173	-3,4%	3.9%	7.3%
Geothermal	39	-11.4%	35.4%	1.7%