Through Exempt Resolution No. 177, dated June 4, 2026, the Undersecretariat of Energy appointed the representatives who will make up the General Council of the plan, a permanent instance of participation, dialogue and monitoring of this strategic instrument for the energy sector.
In total, the process received 20 applications: 12 from the private sector, five from civil society, one from academia, one from youth and one without identification of sector or category.
After reviewing their backgrounds, 19 applicants met the required documentation requirements.
Strong presence of the private energy sector
The private sector will be the most influential bloc within the Council.
Among those selected are the Chilean Association of Generators, represented by Camilo Charme Ackermann as head and Carolina Urtubia Campaña as alternate; the Chilean Association of Transmitters AG, with Fabiana Stella Ciocca Tobar as head and María Carolina Lorenzo Marconi as alternate; and the Association of Non-Regulated Electricity Clients AG —ACENOR—, with Ricardo Javier Bustos Salvagno as head and Daniela Maldonado Puebla as alternate.
The Chilean Hydrogen Association —H2 Chile— will also be part of the Council, with Ricardo Sebastián Rodríguez Orellana as the head and Valeria Macarena Manríquez Muñoz as the alternate.
The presence of these actors shows that the energy climate plan will not only be discussed from the perspective of renewable expansion, but also from the perspective of the operation of the electricity system, transmission, industrial demand and new decarbonization technologies.
One of the appointments for the renewable energy sector is that of the Chilean Solar Energy Association, ACESO.
The union will be represented by Darío Morales Figueroa as full councilor and Marcela Puntí Martín as alternate councilor.
ACESOL highlighted that its incorporation into the Council "reflects the recognition of the role that solar energy has achieved in the transformation of the national energy system and in the advancement of Chile's climate commitments."
Associations and elected representatives
- ACESOL – Chilean Solar Energy Association: Darío Morales Figueroa as head and Marcela Puntí Martín as alternate.
- Generadoras de Chile: Camilo Charme Ackermann as head and Carolina Urtubia Campaña as alternate.
- H2 Chile – Chilean Hydrogen Association: Ricardo Sebastián Rodríguez Orellana as principal and Valeria Macarena Manríquez Muñoz as alternate.
- Association of Transmitters of Chile: Fabiana Stella Ciocca Tobar as head and María Carolina Lorenzo Marconi as alternate.
- ACENOR – Trade Association of Non-Regulated Electricity Customers: Ricardo Javier Bustos Salvagno as head and Daniela Maldonado Puebla as alternate.
- University of Chile / GLG Chile – Business Leaders for Climate Action: María Teresa Ruiz-Tagle Venero as principal and Matías Maximiliano Cáceres Habit as alternate.
- INACAP: Viviana Paz Ávalos Araya as the main candidate and Juan Pablo Payero Díaz as the alternate.
- Fundación Uno Punto Cinco: Juan Carlos Varela González as the principal and Carla Francisca Jorquera Ovalle as the alternate.
- Sustainable Societies Foundation: María Sara Larraín Ruiz Tagle as head and Gonzalo Melej Elgart as alternate.
- NGO CEUS Chile: Matías Antonio Cortés Calderón as head and Gabriela Carolina Herrera Malig as alternate.
Academia, youth and civil society
The representation of academia and research centers was left in the hands of the INACAP Professional Institute Corporation, with Viviana Paz Ávalos Araya as the head and Juan Pablo Payero Díaz as the alternate.
In the youth category, the Fundación para la Acción Clínica y Ambiental Uno Punto Cinco was selected, with Juan Carlos Varela González as the lead candidate and Carla Francisca Jorquera Ovalle as the alternate.
From civil society, the Council will be made up of the Sustainable Societies Foundation, with María Sara Larraín Ruiz Tagle as head and Gonzalo Melej Elgart as alternate; and the Non-Governmental Development Organization CEUS Chile, with Matías Antonio Cortés Calderón as head and Gabriela Carolina Herrera Malig as alternate.
These additions bring an environmental, civic, and generational perspective to an event where the major players in the energy market will also be present.
Biomass was left out of the Council
The resolution also indicates that the Chilean Biomass Association AG did not submit the missing documentation required by the evaluation committee within the established timeframe.
For that reason, he was left out of the final composition of the General Council.
This data is relevant because biomass could have provided a perspective linked to manageable renewable energy generation, waste, industrial heat, and the circular economy.
A key space for implementation
The General Council will be convened by the Participation and Social Dialogue Division of the Ministry of Energy to begin its functions.
Its role will be relevant to support the implementation of the Sectoral Plan for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change in Energy, in a context where Chile faces simultaneous challenges: accelerating decarbonization, strengthening the climate resilience of the system, expanding transmission, integrating more renewables and enabling new technologies.
The composition of the Council shows a governance with a strong weight of the private energy sector, accompanied by civil society, academia and youth.
The question now will be how this balance of voices will affect the specific priorities of the plan and the speed of implementation of climate measures in the Chilean energy sector.