Chile installed 16MW of PV in June

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  Figures from Chile’s Ministry of Energy (CIFES) oddly reported a drop in operational capacity of 9MW between April and May. Image: SunEdison

Chile installed 16MW of solar PV in June with operational capacity now standing at 553MW, up from 537MW the previous month.

Figures from Chile's renewable energy research institute Centro para la Innovación y Fomento de las Energías Sustentables (CIFES) oddly reported a drop in operational capacity of 9MW between April and May, but the new figures show a rise in capacity again in June.

Solar now represents 24% of Chile’s renewable energy capacity.

The latest findings show that a 250MW solar plant is also under environmental assessment, as is a 105MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant.

Meanwhile PV capacity under construction stood at 1.84GW at the end of June, down from 1.98GW at the end of May.