Chile's President Sebastian Pinera. Photo: PABLO VERA/AFP/Getty Images/NTB scanpix

Chile plans total coal shutdown to make way for renewables

Closure by 2040 of 5GW accounting for 21% of Chile's installed capacity will be replaced by clean generation

6 June 2019 11:21 GMT Updated 6 June 2019 11:21 GMT

Chile will switch off all of its 28 coal-fired power plants by 2040, removing from the grid 5GW that today accounts for

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