Chile raised the share of non-conventional renewables in its gross electricity production to 33.6% in August, as generation from conventional energy sources declined, according to the latest sector report from the Chilean national energy commission (CNE).
The renewables share in July was 31.8%.
Gross electricity production from non-conventional renewables rose by 4.8% month-on-month to 2,390 GWh in August. Compared to the same period a year ago, the output increased by 6.8%.
Conventional power plants, including large hydro, generated 4,722 GWh gross, marking a decline of 3.4% month-on-month and by 1.6% year-on-year.
Production details for non-conventional renewables follow in the table below:
| Technology: | Gross production in GWh: | month-on-month change: | year-on-year change: | Share in August: |
| Biomass | 195 | 17.8% | 25.9% | 8.2% |
| Wind | 770 | 5.2% | -1.2% | 32.2% |
| Solar PV | 1,193 | 4.5% | 14.2% | 49.9% |
| Solar CSP | 0 | 0% | -100% | — |
| Small run-of-river hydro | 198 | 0.5% | 10.6% | 8.3% |
| Geothermal | 33 | -25.7% | -24.2% | 1.4% |
The total net installed non-conventional renewable energy capacity in the country rose to 13,811 MW in August from 13,358 MW in July.
Source : Renewables Now
