AES
Gener
–
which
is
majority-owned
by
Inversiones
Cachagua,
a
subsidiary
of
AES
of
the
US
–
has
applied
for
an
environmental
permit
for
the
$572m
solar
investment.
It
will
begin
with
a
1MW
demonstration
project
linked
to
a
12MW
battery-storage
facility
located
at
AES
Gener’s
Los
Andes
substation
in
Antofagasta
province.
The
pilot
is
designed
to
demonstrate
the
economics
of
running
a
PV
project
in
the
region,
Michael
Whittle,
vice
president
of
development
for
AES
Gener
tells
Recharge.
Los
Andes,
as
the
main
PV
project
is
known,
would
be
located
on
880
hectares…
