El Pelícano is a 100.8 MW solar power plant in Chile. Ranked #14 of 81 solar plants in Chile. Its 100.8 MW represents 2.26% of Chile's total solar capacity of 4,458 MW. The largest solar plant in Chile is Copiapó Solar Project at 390 MW, making El Pelícano 3.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include El Romero (196 MW, Solar) and Punta Colorada wind farm (20 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Atacama Region, approximately 60 km from La Serena.
10 years old
Chile, South America
- 84. largest of 383 plants in Chile
- #9,995 worldwide by installed capacity
- #277 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.32% of the installed capacity of Chile
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Enel Green Power Chile operates 14 plants totalling 924 MW
9 plants within 100 km, 523 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
El Pelícano is a solar power plant producing approximately 159 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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