US solar group SunEdison built and equipped the $250m plant for Chilean steel group CAP, using 310,000 of its modules at the 280-hectare site.
CAP, which will act as offtaker for the output, said Amanecer will produce the equivalent of 15% of the group’s energy demand, flowing 270GWh into the Chilean network in its first year.
SunEdison said the project – finished in six months – was a “benchmark” for international PV development.
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