La Tirana is a 30.2 MW solar power plant in Chile, commissioned in 2015. Ranked #44 of 81 solar plants in Chile. This plant's capacity accounts for 0.68% 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 La Tirana 12.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include DIESEL IQUIQUE (43 MW, Coal) and Salar de Huasco (30 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Tarapacá Region, approximately 200 km north of Iquique.
11 years old
Chile, South America
- 181. largest of 383 plants in Chile
- #16,410 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,513 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.1% of the installed capacity of Chile
11 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 362 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
La Tirana is a solar power plant producing approximately 48 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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