Chile:

Enel Wins Chile Generation Contract - Announces Geothermal Exploration (Press Release)

The company is exploring various geothermal concessions that have the potential for generating around 100 MW.

As part of the Chilean public tender “SIC 2013-01”, the Enel Green Power Group was awarded the right to sign multi-year energy supply contracts with a pool of distribution companies operating in Chile’s regulated electricity market, providing up to 4,159 GWh for the entire duration of the contracts.

The energy supply, at a price of 128 US dollars/MWh, will start during December 2013 and terminate in 2024. Such supply will be secured by an already operating plant and, later on, by three new plants, two solar PVs and one wind farm, that will boast a total installed capacity of 161 MW and will be located in Chile’s Central Region Transmission Network (SIC, from its Spanish acronym).

In the geothermal sector, the company is exploring various concessions that have the potential for generating around 100 MW.

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