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

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

Alexandre Spatuzza in Sao Paulo

Published 6 June 2019, 11:21Updated 6 June 2019, 11:21