POZO ALMONTE SOLAR 3 is a 16 MW solar power plant in Chile. Ranked #60 of 81 solar plants in Chile, it represents 0.36% of the country's total solar capacity of 4,458 MW. The largest solar plant in Chile is the Copiapó Solar Project at 390 MW, making POZO ALMONTE SOLAR 3 24.375 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include DIESEL IQUIQUE (43 MW, Coal) and La Tirana (30.2 MW, Solar). The plant is located in Tarapacá Region, approximately 100 km north of Iquique.
12 years old
Chile, South America
- 225. largest of 383 plants in Chile
- #20,858 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,890 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
- 0.05% of the installed capacity of Chile
12 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Enel Green Power operates 360 plants totalling 23,281 MW
12 plants within 100 km, 377 MW combined
Source: Energía Abierta
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
POZO ALMONTE SOLAR 3 is a solar power plant producing approximately 25 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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