Ventanas Power Plant is a coal-fired electrical generating station in Quintero, Valparaíso Region, Chile.
[3] The latest addition to AES Gener's Ventanas coal-fired complex, Campiche was originally scheduled for completion in May 2011.
However, in June 2009, Chile's Supreme Court ordered that construction be halted, citing improper zoning of the plant.
In July, 2010, AES Gener reached an agreement with Puchuncaví to renew construction of Campiche, promising in return to invest nearly US$80 million in environmental improvements of the company's local thermal power plants, in public projects and forestation.
[5] In late December 2013, several tons of sardines washed up dead on Ventanas beach near the plant, spurring renewed controversy over Campiche's environmental impact and prompting calls for suspension of operations.