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| The Geothermal Cloud, by Victor Hernan Abarca Gonzalez, Berlin, Germany. Production test at Cerro Pabellon, Chile, May 2016. Second Place GRC Photo Contest 2017. |
Chile’s environmental watchdog SEA has approved the USD 200mn expansion of Enel’s Cerro Pabellón geothermal plant.
In a meeting Friday morning in the northern city of Antofagasta, authorities gave the go-ahead to expand South America’s first geothermal plant to enter operations.
Enel Generación subsidiary Geotérmica del Norte, in charge of the expansion, told BNamericas it is preparing to begin construction in 3Q 2019.
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From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Monday, July 30, 2018 - Chile: Enel Plans to Add 30 MW Capacity at Cerro Pabellón Geothermal plant
- Thursday, January 4, 2018 - Chile: ENEL Adds PV Solar and Energy Storage to Cerro Pabellón Geothermal Plant
- Friday, December 8, 2017 - Chile: Cerro Pabellón is the First Geothermal Power Plant in South America
- Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - Chile: 48 MW Cerro Pabellón Geothermal Power Plant Inaugurated
