World Power Plants

Calama 29 MW Solar

SolarRenewable

Calama 2 is a 9 MW solar power plant in Chile. It is one of 81 solar plants in the country, operated since its commissioning. Ranked #63 of 81 solar plants in Chile, Calama 2 accounts for 0.2% of Chile's total solar capacity of 4,458 MW. The largest solar plant in Chile is the Copiapó Solar Project at 390 MW, making Calama 2 43.3 times smaller. Nearby plants include VALLE DE LOS VIENTOS (90 MW, Wind), Lascar I (32.1 MW, Solar), and Jama (32.1 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Antofagasta Region, approximately 1,500 km north of Santiago.

Capacity
9 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Enel Green Power
Location
-22.4440°, -68.8700°

Chile, South America

Context & rankings
  • 256. largest of 383 plants in Chile
  • #25,131 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,442 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.03% of the installed capacity of Chile
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW

Regional density

19 plants within 100 km, 1,112 MW combined

Nearest plant: Calama Sur (0.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: -22.444000, -68.870000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Calama 2 is a solar power plant producing approximately 14 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Chile
Continent
South America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

ChileEnergy Profile

383
Total Plants
31.5 GW
Total Capacity
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