Cardones I is a 29.2 MW solar power plant in Chile, located at coordinates -27.3500, -70.3950. Ranked #48 of 81 solar plants in Chile. Its 29.2 MW accounts for 0.65% of Chile's total solar capacity of 4,458 MW. The largest solar plant in Chile is Copiapó Solar Project at 390 MW, making Cardones I 13.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Copiapó Solar Project (390 MW, Solar), CARDONES (152.2748 MW, Oil), and LLANO DE LLAMPOS (101.02 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Atacama region, approximately 800 km from Santiago.
10 years old
Chile, South America
- 185. largest of 383 plants in Chile
- #17,066 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,735 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.09% of the installed capacity of Chile
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
16 plants within 100 km, 1,473 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cardones I is a solar power plant producing approximately 46 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
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