{"id":5238,"date":"2014-07-02T15:28:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-03-04T18:22:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T21:22:18","slug":"la-hora-de-las-ernc","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/amchamchile.cl\/en\/noticia\/la-hora-de-las-ernc\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:es-->La hora de las ERNC<!--:--><!--:en-->The time of NCRE<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:es--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A mediados de mayo, la Presidenta de la Rep\u00fablica, Michelle Bachelet, present\u00f3 la Agenda de Energ\u00eda, un documento con una mirada sustentable que otorga a las Energ\u00edas Renovables No Convencionales (ERNC) un rol e imprime su compromiso de levantar las barreras para su desarrollo en el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">La meta es clara y apunta a que 45% de la capacidad de generaci\u00f3n el\u00e9ctrica instalada entre los a\u00f1os 2014 y 2025 provenga de este tipo de fuentes, a modo de dar cumplimiento a la Ley 20\/25, la cual establece que para 2025, 20% de la matriz debe proceder de ERNC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Por eso, el documento gubernamental considera una serie de medidas que allanar\u00e1n el camino para su desarrollo, como elementos para facilitar su conexi\u00f3n a los sistemas de transmisi\u00f3n, acortar los plazos de tramitaci\u00f3n y agilizar la participaci\u00f3n de las licitaciones, entre otras. Incluso, instituciones p\u00fablicas ser\u00e1n reforzadas -como es el caso de la Direcci\u00f3n General de Aguas (DGA)- y otras tendr\u00e1n una reestructuraci\u00f3n de su institucionalidad, como ocurrir\u00e1 en los pr\u00f3ximos dos meses con el Centro de Energ\u00edas Renovables (CER). Este \u00faltimo pasar\u00e1 a ser el Centro Nacional de Fomento e Innovaci\u00f3n en Energ\u00eda Sustentable, y tendr\u00e1 la responsabilidad de apoyar a la Corporaci\u00f3n de Fomento de la Producci\u00f3n (Corfo) a impulsar los Programas de Innovaci\u00f3n Estrat\u00e9gicos en Energ\u00eda y promoci\u00f3n de las ERNC, adem\u00e1s de implementar programas de cooperaci\u00f3n p\u00fablico-privada para desarrollar aplicaciones de generaci\u00f3n distribuida y redes inteligentes, as\u00ed como un programa estrat\u00e9gico de Investigaci\u00f3n y Desarrollo (I+D) en energ\u00eda solar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adem\u00e1s, dado que Chile es inmensamente rico en fuentes renovables, otro de los aspectos clave de la Agenda es el desarrollo de recursos energ\u00e9ticos propios -especialmente en zonas extremas y aisladas dependientes del di\u00e9sel-, aprovech\u00e1ndolos de forma \u201cadecuada, inteligente e innovadora\u201d, versa el documento.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sin ir m\u00e1s lejos, nuestro pa\u00eds es l\u00edder potencial en energ\u00eda marina por la enorme fuerza contenida en sus m\u00e1s de 4 mil kil\u00f3metros de costa; posee la radiaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s alta del planeta en el Desierto de Atacama, siendo muy atractivo para la energ\u00eda solar; su posici\u00f3n privilegiada en el Cintur\u00f3n de Fuego del Pac\u00edfico lo vuelve un gigantesco banco de geotermia; la disponibilidad de vientos en diversas zonas geogr\u00e1ficas facilitan el desarrollo de numerosos proyectos e\u00f3licos; y su gran cantidad de r\u00edos y cuencas permiten la construcci\u00f3n de centrales de mini hidro en numerosas locaciones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Por otro lado, Chile tambi\u00e9n cuenta con diversas pol\u00edticas e instrumentos de fomento que apoyan la inversi\u00f3n privada en este tipo de energ\u00edas, entre las que se encuentran los instrumentos Corfo de cofinanciamiento para los estudios de pre-inversi\u00f3n y l\u00edneas de financiamiento para proyectos; adem\u00e1s de iniciativas nacionales y regionales -incluso con el apoyo de instituciones extranjeras- que son lanzadas a concurso por diferentes organismos p\u00fablicos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Un ejemplo de ello es el apoyo a la tecnolog\u00eda de concentraci\u00f3n solar de potencia (CSP) a trav\u00e9s del Ministerio de Energ\u00eda y Corfo, que adjudicaron un incentivo a comienzos de este a\u00f1o, para construir la primera planta de CSP de Chile y la m\u00e1s grande de Latinoam\u00e9rica. Para esto, entregaron un subsidio de US$ 20 millones y la concesi\u00f3n de uso oneroso de un terreno fiscal optativo, adem\u00e1s de la posibilidad de acceder a un paquete de financiamiento cercano a US$ 500 millones, proveniente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), elClean Technology Fund, el KFWKreditanstalt f\u00fcr Wiederaufbau(Banco Alem\u00e1n de Desarrollo) y la Uni\u00f3n Europea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Las barreras<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aunque la Presidenta Bachelet ha anunciado que espera incorporar m\u00e1s de 1.200 MW en los pr\u00f3ximos cuatro a\u00f1os para cumplir las cuotas de participaci\u00f3n de ERNC establecidas en la Ley 20\/25 (cercanas a 7.000 MW), Chile requiere instalar entre 600 MW y 700 MW anualmente.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Entre las trabas que afectan a este tipo de proyecto se cuentan, por ejemplo, que el mercado de la energ\u00eda es muy competitivo, ya que todas las tecnolog\u00edas rivalizan por las licitaciones en igualdad de condiciones. \u201cQuien piensa instalarse en este pa\u00eds debe evaluar muy bien su estrategia, capacidades y propuesta de valor, y validar que \u00e9sta les permita ganarse un espacio\u201d, explica Cristian Sj\u00f6gren, gerente de desarrollo de negocios de First Solar. Adem\u00e1s, agrega, existe una fuerte competencia por los terrenos, incluso, con otras \u00e1reas productivas como la miner\u00eda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n las restricciones en la transmisi\u00f3n, las cuales se buscan solucionar con la expansi\u00f3n del sistema troncal al norte de Santiago. Sin embargo, ampliar la capacidad de la red toma m\u00e1s tiempo que la construcci\u00f3n de ERNC (60 meses versus 9-24 meses), por lo que se estima que \u00e9sta estar\u00eda terminada reci\u00e9n hacia finales de la d\u00e9cada, frenando cerca de la mitad de los proyectos \u2013solares y e\u00f3licos- que podr\u00edan ingresar por el norte del Sistema Interconectado Central (SIC) antes de esa fecha. \u201cAqu\u00ed hay un tema pa\u00eds que debemos resolver, que es planificar las ampliaciones de la capacidad de transmisi\u00f3n con mayor holgura\u201d, se\u00f1ala Sj\u00f6gren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Incluso, lentamente, ya se han comenzado a percibir movimientos de las comunidades aleda\u00f1as a los proyectos renovables, por lo que la idea es integrarlas desde la etapa de dise\u00f1o en vista. Incluso, algunos actores est\u00e1n planteando la necesidad de regular los incentivos a la zona de influencia de los proyectos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ajustando motores<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seg\u00fan el CER ya se han instalado 486 MW de ERNC nuevos en lo que va del a\u00f1o con una inversi\u00f3n cercana a US$ 1.000 millones, y se esperan cifras similares para el segundo semestre. De este modo, 2014 finalizar\u00eda con 1.000 MW nuevos y US$ 2 mil millones invertidos, llegando a un total de 2.000 MW de ERNC en la matriz el\u00e9ctrica nacional, cerca de 10% del total de la capacidad instalada. Si bien, estos n\u00fameros podr\u00edan verse levemente frenados por algunos a\u00f1os, tras la ampliaci\u00f3n del SIC se espera una mayor incorporaci\u00f3n de proyectos, acercando al pa\u00eds cada vez m\u00e1s a la meta 20\/25 con una cartera diversificada de energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica, solar, de biomasa y mini-hidr\u00e1ulica; a la que se espera que, en un futuro, se sume la geotermia y la energ\u00eda marina.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seg\u00fan el director ejecutivo de la Asociaci\u00f3n Chilena de Energ\u00edas Renovables (Acera), Carlos Finat, estas \u00faltimas no han logrado desarrollarse porque, en el caso de la geotermia, es muy dif\u00edcil acceder al financiamiento para cubrir los altos costos de inversi\u00f3n (US$5 millones por MW), adem\u00e1s del dif\u00edcil acceso al recurso por su ubicaci\u00f3n y la escasa oferta de servicios. Durante 2015, el Gobierno enviar\u00e1 al Congreso un proyecto de ley para perfeccionar el sistema de concesiones geot\u00e9rmicas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">En tanto, el caso de la energ\u00eda marina es distinto y se han apostado todos los esfuerzos en el nuevo Centro de Excelencia en Energ\u00eda Marina -en proceso de licitaci\u00f3n-, el cual iniciar\u00e1 sus operaciones a principios del pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o, con la finalidad de ayudar en el proceso de transformar al pa\u00eds en un polo de investigaci\u00f3n, desarrollo e innovaci\u00f3n (I+D+i) de este tipo de fuente. Y es que, aunque Chile tiene el potencial te\u00f3rico bruto undimotriz m\u00e1s alto del mundo (240 GW), a\u00fan no existe ninguna tecnolog\u00eda de este tipo en etapa comercial que se haya impuesto sobre otras, ni un prototipo que re\u00fana todas las condiciones necesarias para enfrentarse al mar chileno, aunque s\u00ed existen desarrolladores optimistas que lo est\u00e1n intentando.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Esto \u00faltimo no parece una locura, pues las nuevas ERNC -solar y e\u00f3lica que en su momento tambi\u00e9n fueron cuestionadas, hoy se han impuesto a las tradicionales, como es el caso de la mini -hidro y la biomasa. De hecho, el mes de mayo la energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica pas\u00f3 a liderar por primera vez la capacidad instalada nacional de ERNC y hoy alcanza a 572 MW en operaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sin embargo, Chile tambi\u00e9n se ha preocupado por reimpulsar las renovables m\u00e1s antiguas en la matriz. Por ejemplo, en el caso de las peque\u00f1as y medianas hidroel\u00e9ctricas, el Ministro de Energ\u00eda, M\u00e1ximo Pacheco, anunci\u00f3 que la hoja de ruta est\u00e1 lista y apunta a resolver los dos problemas m\u00e1s urgentes para el desarrollo de los proyectos: la conexi\u00f3n a los sistemas de transmisi\u00f3n y los alargados tiempos de tramitaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Actualmente, los procesos de obtenci\u00f3n de los permisos de obra hidr\u00e1ulica tardan alrededor de 800 d\u00edas, los que esperan disminuir considerablemente con el aumento de la dotaci\u00f3n de la DGA; y, dado que las centrales de mini-hidro suelen estar en zonas cordilleranas muy alejadas de los tendidos troncales, lo que dificulta su conexi\u00f3n, se les permitir\u00e1 utilizar las franjas fiscales de los caminos para instalar torres que acojan los tendidos de media tensi\u00f3n para estos vol\u00famenes de energ\u00eda, de forma conjunta a los de distribuci\u00f3n domiciliaria y los de telecomunicaciones.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Incluso, seg\u00fan explica Fernando Hentzschel, gerente t\u00e9cnico del CER, al igual que las otras ERNC, tendr\u00e1n la posibilidad de acceder a subsidios de hasta 2.000 UF para realizar los estudios necesarios para el desarrollo de l\u00edneas de transmisi\u00f3n asociativas, aprovechando que muchas veces los proyectos se levantan en localidades m\u00e1s o menos cercanas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">En este contexto, el Gobierno ha buscado llevar adelante una Agenda de Energ\u00eda consensuada, recogiendo la opini\u00f3n de diversos actores, lo que sumado a la madurez que han alcanzado las ERNC en el pa\u00eds y el apoyo que han adquirido en la opini\u00f3n p\u00fablica, aviva la esperanza de lograr la meta establecida por la Ley 20\/25.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Para que esto sea posible es necesario que las ERNC sigan siendo una constante entre las prioridades del Gobierno, para que contin\u00fae agilizando los procedimientos administrativos y ayude en la puesta en marcha de aqu\u00e9llas que est\u00e1n reci\u00e9n partiendo, como es el caso de la geotermia y la energ\u00eda marina. Pero tambi\u00e9n es muy importante que los privados se comprometan con la visi\u00f3n pa\u00eds y trabajen en conjunto, adem\u00e1s de creer y demostrar -como bien dicen Barrera y Sj\u00f6gren- que \u201clas ERNC quieren y pueden competir sin subsidios\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span>Energ\u00eda solar, la m\u00e1s avanzada<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sin duda la energ\u00eda solar es la gran protagonista dentro de las ERNC, para la que incluso se ha considerado la creaci\u00f3n de uncluster, lo que es considerable, dado que la primera planta solar fotovoltaica (PV) conectada al SIC -Tambo Real de Kaltemp- data de inicios de 2013 y la primera conectada al Sistema Interconectado del Norte Grande (SING) -El \u00c1guila I, de E-CL- data de julio del mismo a\u00f1o. Lo cierto, es que a poco andar su atractivo se hizo notar, y hoy cuenta con la cartera de proyectos m\u00e1s grande en el \u00e1mbito de las renovables, con 184 MW en operaci\u00f3n, 263 MW en construcci\u00f3n, 6.550 MW con su Resoluci\u00f3n de Calificaci\u00f3n Ambiental (RCA) aprobada y 3.698 MW en calificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Como explica Sj\u00f6gren, de First Solar, el pa\u00eds cuenta con tres caracter\u00edsticas clave para su desarrollo: la radiaci\u00f3n solar m\u00e1s alta del mundo, altos costos de energ\u00eda y una demanda en aumento; adem\u00e1s de oportunidades en construcci\u00f3n, suministro, operaci\u00f3n, administraci\u00f3n y financiamiento. \u201cEstamos ac\u00e1 hace un a\u00f1o y medio y ya estamosad portasde materializar nuestro primer proyecto, el cual ser\u00e1 el m\u00e1s grande de Latinoam\u00e9rica\u201d, destaca.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comparte esta visi\u00f3n el vicepresidente y director general de Am\u00e9rica Latina de SunEdison, Carlos Barrera, explicando que \u201cChile se posiciona como un pa\u00eds estable y seguro para los inversionistas, dada la seguridad jur\u00eddica y su entorno regulatorio. Una manifestaci\u00f3n de ello es que estamos realizando inversiones a largo plazo con respaldo de instituciones financieras s\u00f3lidas y de confianza, como la Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, y la International Finance Corporation (IFC) del World Bank Group\u201d, puntualiza.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the middle of May, President Michelle Bachelet officially published the Energy Agenda. With sustainability at its core, the document grants a key role to NCRE and commits to confronting the main challenges of developing renewable energy in Chile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its goal is clear and aims to ensure 45% of installed electrical generation capacity between 2014 and 2025 comes from renewable sources. In this way, the 20\/25 Act, which establishes that 20% of the national grid must derive from NCRE by 2025, will be fulfilled. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to achieve this target, the Government document proposes a series of measures paving the way to the development of NCRE in Chile. These include elements for facilitating its connection to transmissions systems and cutting the time period of and streamlining participation in requests for tenders, among others. In addition, public institutions will be reinforced \u2013 for example, the National Water Board (DGA). Others will be restructured, as is the case over the next two months for the Center for Renewable Energy (CER). The latter will soon become the National Center for Development and Innovation in Sustainable Energy. It will be responsible for supporting the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo) in promoting the Strategic Innovation in Energy Programs. In addition, it will implement projects based on public-private cooperation for developing applications of distributed generation and smart grids, as well as managing a strategic program of Research and Development (R+D) into solar energy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, and given that Chile is immensely rich in sources of renewable energy, another of the key aspects of the Agenda is the development of local resources \u2013 especially in extreme and isolated areas dependent on diesel. As the document itself notes, the idea is to take advantage of these resources in an \u201cappropriate, intelligent and innovative\u201d way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chile is a potential leader in many areas of renewable energy: in marine energy, it has enormous potential for power given its four thousand kilometer coastline; it is home to the largest amounts of radiation on the planet in the Atacama Desert, making it highly attractive in terms of solar energy; the country itself sits in a privileged position on the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it a huge geothermal reserve; the availability of wind in different geographical areas facilitates the development of multiple wind power projects; and its large quantity of rivers and water basins allow for the construction of mini-hydro projects in various locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, Chile also has diverse development policies and mechanisms which support private investment in this type of energy. Among these are the Corfo co-financing instruments for pre-investment research and financing lines for funding projects. There are also national and regional initiatives, including those with the support of foreign institutions, put out to tender by different public bodies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This reality is exemplified by the support for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology. The Ministry of Energy and Corfo ruled on an incentive scheme at the beginning of the year relating to the construction of the first CSP power plant in Chile and the biggest in Latin America. The two institutions submitted a grant of US$20 million and the concession of the use of optional public land for good or valuable consideration. In addition, the scheme includes the chance to access a finance package of nearly US$500 million from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the CleanTechnology Fund,the KFW Kreditanstalt f\u00fcr Wiederaufbau(German Development Bank) and the European Union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Obstacles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">President Bachelet has announced the expected addition of more than 1,200 MW to the national grid over the next four years. Nevertheless, in order to meet the NCRE participation targets established under the 20\/25 Act (almost 7,000 MW in total), Chile needs to install between 600 MW and 700 MW per year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the obstacles impeding this type of project is, for example, the fact that the energy market is highly competitive, as all technologies compete for funding on equal terms. \u201cAnyone wanting to set up in the country should assess their strategy, capabilities and value proposal extremely well, and weigh up whether this will enable them to occupy a space in the market\u201d, says Cristi\u00e1n Sj\u00f6gren, Head of Business Development at First Solar. He adds, \u201cThere is also strong competition for land, including from other production areas like the mining industry\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, there are restrictions relating to transmission, with solutions to the problem being sought by expanding the main system north of Santiago. However, increasing the capacity of the system takes more time than it does to construct new NCRE projects (60 months compared to 9-24 months). That is why its estimated completion is the end of the decade. This would slow down almost half the projects \u2013 solar and wind \u2013 that could be integrated via the Central Interconnected System (SIC) prior to this date. \u201cThere is an issue which must be solved here, which is to plan increases to the transmission capacity with a far greater margin\u201d, says Sj\u00f6gren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Furthermore, a slow stirring of communities close to renewable energy projects has been detected recently. For this reason, the goal is to include these groups in the project process from the design stage onwards. Certain actors are even proposing the need to regulate incentives in areas affected by the projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fine-tuning the engines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the CER, 486 MW of new NCRE has already been installed so far this year, accounting for almost US$1 billion of investment. Similar figures are expected for the second half of the year. As such, 2014 could end with 1,000 MW of new NCRE installed and US$2 billion invested. This would bring to 2,000 MW the total amount of NCRE within the national grid, which is close to 10% of total installed capacity. While these figures may decrease slightly over the next few years, following the expansion of the SIC, an increased incorporation of projects is expected. This would bring the country ever closer to the 20\/25 target, as well as ensuring it had a diversified portfolio of wind, solar, biomass and mini-hydro power energy; to which it is hoped geothermal and marine energy will be added in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Executive Director of the Chilean Renewable Energy Association (Acera), Carlos Finat, the two latter types of power generation have not been successfully developed as yet. This is because, in the case of geothermal, it is extremely hard to access financing to cover the high associated investments costs (US$5 million per MW), as well as the difficulty in accessing the resource itself and the scarce supply of services. As a result, in 2015 the Government will submit a Bill to Congress for improving geothermal concessions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the case of marine energy, the situation is different. All efforts have been focused on the new Marine Energy Center of Excellence \u2013 currently out to tender \u2013 which will begin operating from the beginning of next year. The idea is that the Center will help transform the country into a reference point for research, development and innovation (R+D+i) into marine energy. Although Chile has the greatest theoretical wave power potential in the world (240 GW), there is currently no prevailing technology or prototype in the commercial stage that meets all the necessary conditions for withstanding the Chilean sea. There are, however, optimistic developers making efforts towards these ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Marine energy may not be such a far-fetched idea, despite the aforementioned costs. After all, NCRE, especially solar and wind power, were severely questioned in the past and now they rival the traditional energy sources. The situation is similar with regard to mini-hydro and biomass energy too. In fact, in May wind power became the number one NCRE source in Chile in terms of installed capacity, with 572 MW operational.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Chile is also preoccupied with fostering the development of the oldest forms of renewable energy in the grid. For example, in relation to small and medium-sized hydroelectric projects, the Minister of Energy, M\u00e1ximo Pacheco, has announced that readiness of the roadmap and is seeking to resolve the two most urgent problems in terms of project development: connection to the transmission systems and the long processing periods related to project applications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Currently, the procedure for securing a permit to undertake hydroelectric works takes around 800 days. It is hoped that the increased resources directed to the DGA will help to reduce this time period considerably. Furthermore, mini-hydro facilities are usually located in mountainous regions far from the main power lines, meaning their connection is impeded. As such, developers will be allowed to use state access points for installing medium-voltage pylons and transmitting the energy generated, in conjunction with domestic distribution and telecommunications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Fernando Hentzschel, Head Technician at the CER, in the same way as other NCRE, mini-hydro projects will have the chance to access subsidies of up to 2,000 UF for conducting the necessary research into developing associated transmission lines. This will allow them to take advantage of the fact that these types of projects are frequently implemented in areas more or less close to one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this way, the Government has sought to pursue an Energy Agenda based on consensus. By incorporating the opinions of different stakeholders, in addition to the maturity of NCRE in Chile and the support for these types of energy sources among the general public, there is hope that the targets set by the 20\/25 Act can indeed be met.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<span>To achieve this goal, NCRE must remain an ongoing priority for the Government. Administrative procedures must continue to be streamlined and support for projects recently implemented must be sustained, such as geothermal and marine energy. It is also crucial that private actors commit to this vision and work together, in addition to believing and demonstrating, as Barrera and Sj\u00f6gren say, that \u201cNCRE wants to and can compete without subsidies\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Solar energy, the most advanced source<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Undoubtedly, solar energy is the main protagonist among NCRE. As such, authorities have even considered creating a \u2018cluster\u2019 (a considerable feat), thanks to the first photovoltaic (PV) solar plant connected to the SIC (Tambo Real, built by Kaltemp), which began operating in early 2013, plus the first one connected to the Far North Interconnected System (SING) (El \u00c1guila I, built by E-CL), which has been operational since July 2013. Support for this type of energy source has been quick to materialize, and today the solar project portfolio is the biggest among the renewable energies: 184 MW operational, 263 MW under construction, 6,550 MW with approved Environmental Rating Resolutions (RCA) and 3,698 MW under review.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Sj\u00f6gren, from First Solar, explains, Chile has three key characteristics for the development of solar energy: the highest solar radiation in the world, high energy costs and rising demand. It also has opportunities in construction, supply, operation, administration and financing. \u201cWe have been here for a year and a half and we are alreadyad portasimplementing our first project, which will be the biggest in Latin America\u201d, he notes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carlos Barrera, Vice-President and Director-General for Latin America at SunEdison, shares this view. He explains that \u201cChile is a stable and safe country for investors, given its legal guarantees and regulatory environment. An example of this is our long term investment, which is conducted with the support of solid and trustworthy financial institutions, like the US Government\u2019s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the World Bank Group\u2019s International Finance Corporation (IFC)\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!--:es--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A mediados de mayo, la Presidenta de la Rep\u00fablica, Michelle Bachelet, present\u00f3 la Agenda de Energ\u00eda, un documento con una mirada sustentable que otorga a las Energ\u00edas Renovables No Convencionales (ERNC) un rol e imprime su compromiso de levantar las barreras para su desarrollo en el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A mediados de mayo, la Presidenta de la Rep\u00fablica, Michelle Bachelet, present\u00f3 la Agenda de Energ\u00eda, un documento con una mirada sustentable que otorga a las Energ\u00edas Renovables No Convencionales (ERNC) un rol e imprime su compromiso de levantar las barreras para su desarrollo en el pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","news_tax":[],"user_type":[],"class_list":["post-5238","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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