Chile commits to Concentrated Solar Power technology

The Ministry of Energy kickstarts CSP industry in Chile this week with the bidding presentations for the construction of the first CSP plant in Latin America.

The prices of solar thermal electricity generation (CSP) have been greatly reduced since the bidding on Ouarzazate (Morocco).

Today, Thursday February 28th is the official date on which the Chilean Ministry of Energy and CORFO publicly present the international bidding process for the construction of the first CSP power plant in Latin America.

This announcement comes one year after the announcement of the National Energy Strategy, by Chilean President Sebasti