Pozo Almonte 2+3 is a 23.5 MW solar power plant in Chile. Ranked #53 of 81 solar plants in Chile. Its 23.5 MW represents 0.53% of Chile's total solar capacity of 4,458 MW. The largest solar plant in Chile is Copiapó Solar Project at 390 MW, making Pozo Almonte 16.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include DIESEL IQUIQUE (43 MW, Coal), La Tirana (30.2 MW, Solar), and Salar de Huasco (30 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Tarapacá Region, approximately 1,800 km north of Santiago.
10 years old
Chile, South America
- 202. largest of 383 plants in Chile
- #18,338 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,981 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.07% 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
12 plants within 100 km, 369 MW combined
Source: Wiki-Solar
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Pozo Almonte 2+3 is a solar power plant producing approximately 37 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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