Energy in Chile

Biofuels and waste account for another 20.5% of primary energy supply, with the rest sourced from hydro and other renewables.

The electricity sector in Chile relies mainly on hydro-electric power generation (33% of installed capacity as of May, 2012),[2] oil (13%), gas (30%) and coal (20%).

Chile's successful electricity sector reform, which served as a model for other countries, was carried out in the first half of the 1980s.

[3] In 2013, Total S.A. announced the world's largest unsubsidised solar farm would be installed with assistance from SunPower Corp into Chile's Atacama Desert.

The new center will work to identify developments and best practices in renewable energy technologies from around the world, disseminating its findings within Chile and throughout the region.