Chañares Solar Plant

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Chañares Solar Plant (Planta Solar Chañares) is an operating solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Atacama, Chile.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Chañares Solar Plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Technology	Owner	Operator
Operating	2014	40 MWp/dc	PV	Enel Chile	Enel Chile

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Chañares Solar Plant

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Atacama, Chile	-26.3750, -70.0801 (exact)

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