The Fénix Wind Farm project by EDF power solutions Chile, located in the municipality of Negrete in the Biobío Region, has received its Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA), following a recommendation for approval from the Executive Directorate of the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA). The project involves the construction and operation of a wind farm with an installed capacity of 128 MW, comprised of 16 wind turbines. In addition, the Fénix Wind Farm includes the incorporation of a 150 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), a key piece of infrastructure for providing greater flexibility to the National Electric System (SEN). The electricity generated will be transmitted through the connection to the Epuleufú Substation, strengthening the electrical grid in the southern part of the country. Joan Leal , CEO of EDF power solutions Chile, emphasized that "the environmental approval of the Fénix Wind Farm represents a key milestone in the strategy we are implementing, which focuses on developing and building projects that contribute renewable energy and flexibility to the electrical system."
As EDF Power Solutions, we are focused on continuing to collaborate on a sustainable, competitive, and secure energy transition. It's worth noting that the EDF Group has been present in Chile since 2014 and has an installed generation capacity of over 1,400 MW, making it the fifth largest player in the country's generation sector. Its diversified portfolio of projects under development includes hybrid renewable generation projects with storage, as well as projects using innovative technologies such as green hydrogen. The EDF Group's business model in Chile involves developing projects in co-control with partners who have local expertise. Currently, it participates alongside AME in the ownership of Generadora Metropolitana, through which it operates the CEME 1 solar plant (the largest in the country) and the Nueva Renca, Los Vientos, and Santa Lidia thermal power plants.
In addition, it participates, along with the Ibereólica Renovable Group, in the ownership of the Cabo Leones I wind farm.
