Battery-backed wind project enters environmental assessment in Chile

Chile’s 240 MW Quebrada Locayo Wind Farm, which will feature a 300 MWh, modular BESS, has entered the assessment process of the Chilean Environmental Impact Assessment Service (SEIA).

The $396 million project, which would be operational in October 2026, has been proposed on 220.7 hectares of private, coastal land in the commune of Ovalle, in the Cebada and Mineral de Talca sectors of Limarí province, in the Coquimbo region.

SEIA documentation indicates the site would feature thirty 8 MW wind turbines; a 33 kV/220 kV step-up substation; and a 14.4 km, 220 kV, single-circuit high-voltage line to connect to the National Electric System at the S/E Central La Cebada substation.

The site, which would have a 32.5-year life, would require 18 months to construct.

From pv magazine LatAm.