Chile approves 158 MW solar project with 1.3 GWh BESS ess-news.com

Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service approved Sidon Solar, a project by Sidon Solar SpA, established by Trina Solar Systems (Chile), with 158.17 MWdc of solar generation and 1,296 MWh of battery storage. The $100 million project in Biobío and Ñuble regions will deliver up to 150 MW for five hours through a 5.7 km transmission line and is expected to take 24 months to build.