Chile raises renewables share to 34.7% in Oct

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December 1 (Renewables Now) - The share of renewables in Chile’s total power production rose to 34.7% in October from 31.8% in September, per the latest report released by Chilean energy commission CNE.

Non-conventional renewables produced 2,362 GWh gross in October, increasing the output by 13.7% month-on-month and by 30.7% on the year.

All major power systems combined generated 6,799 GWh gross, up by 4.1% from September and 5.6% more compared to October 2020.

More details on the production from renewables follow in the table below:

Technology:	Gross production in GWh:	Month-on-month change:	Year-on-year change:	Share in October:
Biomass	155	4.1%	8.7%	6.6%
Wind	793	3.6%	22.7%	33.6%
Solar PV	1,149	21.1%	40.9%	48.6%
Solar CSP	47	171.7%	NA	2.0%
Small run-of-river hydro	191	14.5%	3.6%	8.1%
Geothermal	27	-7.9%	41.5%	1.1%

The total installed renewables-based capacity across Chile’s three grid systems reached 8,033 MW in October. Non-conventional renewables now account for 30.0% of the total installed capacity in the country.

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