AES Plans to Deploy a 3.1GWh Battery Energy Storage Project in Chile

According to foreign media reports, the Chilean subsidiary of AES, a global renewable energy developer, recently submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for a mixed deployment energy facility in Chile, which plans to deploy a battery energy storage system with a capacity of 3.1 GWh.

 

On February 20th, the Chilean subsidiary of AES submitted an EIA report for the Pampas Mixed Energy Park, which is planned to be built in the Atacama Desert in the Antofagasta region with an investment of 800 million US dollars.
 

 

                           Pampas hybrid renewable energy project is planned to be built in the Atacama desert in the Antofagasta region
 

The project will include the construction of a 140 MW wind power plant, two 252 MW solar power generation parks, and two lithium-ion battery energy storage systems.

 

According to the documents submitted by the company, the installed capacity of these two battery energy storage systems is 623.5 MW, with a duration of up to 5 hours, and a total energy storage capacity of approximately 3.1 GWh.

 

One of the 200 MW/1000 MWh battery energy storage systems stores the power generated by the wind power plant, while the other 423.5 MW/2100 MWh battery energy storage system stores the power generated by the solar power generation facility.

 

This renewable energy facility covering an area of 573 hectares will be connected to the nearby S/E Pampsa substation and the electricity will be transmitted to the National Electricity System (NES) of Chile.