Chile’s environmental review service has recommended that a US$11 billion (bn) green ammonia project planned for windswept region Magallanes be approved.
Components include a 6,600t/d green ammonia plant, a desalination plant and a 1.4GW wind park.
Branded HNH Energy, the project was put forward by a consortium formed by AustriaEnergy, Ökowind and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners via unit ASOE Chile Diez.
The region’s environmental review committee, or Coeva, is due to consider HNH Energy on August 26. Coeva comprises regional representatives of the central government.
Consorcio Austral, which has US$4.7 billion (bn) permitting-phase green ammonia project Acuario in Magallanes region, and HNH Energy have begun talks on infrastructure usage cooperation, widely seen as a way to help enhance project economics.
Chile has multiple projects in the pipeline, and several have secured environmental licenses, including MAE’s US$2.5 billion (bn) green ammonia project Volta in Antofagasta region. Volta could eventually supply both local and export markets and is the country’s most advanced large-scale project.
Another given the environmental green light is HIF Global’s large-scale Magallanes region e-fuels production plant, the US$830 million (mn) Cabo Negro project.
The overall pipeline–where around 80 projects have been publicly announced–has been undergoing a cleaning process, leaving only the most robust projects standing.
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Hybrid projects
Two renewables-storage hybrid projects involving combined investment of US$260 million (mn) were submitted for environmental review in Chile.
The bigger of the pair is a US$150 million (mn) wind park, branded Vienna, planned for Los Lagos region by a unit of Austria Energy. Work, penciled in to start in mid-2028, involves installing 120MW of wind capacity and a 20MW/80MWh energy storage system.
With a price tag of US$110 million (mn) and put forward by Langa International, the other project, branded Versalles II, involves building a 139MW solar PV plant and a 922MWh storage system, according to a document published by review service SEA. Work on the Valparaíso region project is scheduled to start in October 2028.
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