Chile has an enormous solar energy potential. KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions and KRAFTWERK Chile planned and constructed the first grid-connected photovoltaic power plant in the Atacama region. In a first step a Pe-Investment Study had to show profitability. And it did! Therefore a Chilean fruit company decided to go ahead towards carbon-free production of grapes in the valley of Copiapó. In a first implementation step we installed more than 300 kWp nominal power within 4 weeks. More than 90% of the generated solar electricty are used for irrigating the fields. The excess solar electricity is injected into the grid and remunerated. In a next phase the PV plant is going to be extended on MW scale. Then, business focuses on selling the solar electricity. 

PROJECT EXAMPLE

Location Copiapó, Chile Nominal power 307,2 kWp Annual solar electricity ~ 600.000 kWh Annual CO2 savings ~ 373 t Solar module Canadian Solar CS6P-240P Inverter Power-One Central 330.0 Commissioning year 2012