ContourGlobal begins operations at its Victor Jara hybrid power plant in Chile’s Tarapacá Region. The project pairs a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility with a large battery energy storage system (BESS). According to the company and reporting from multiple outlets, the plant includes 231 MW of solar capacity and a battery storage system rated at 200 MW with 1.3 GWh of energy capacity. The BESS is designed to provide power for multiple hours after sunset; one account describes continuous delivery for about 6.5 hours. The facilities have started at the Víctor Jara site, located in the Tarapacá Region, where the solar generation and storage are intended to support electricity dispatch beyond daylight hours. One outlet also characterizes the installation as a long-duration, utility-scale BESS deployment and states that it is among the longest-duration operational utility-scale systems in Latin America, based on the developer’s assessment. Both sources describe the same core technical configuration and commissioning status, indicating the hybrid plant is now in operation.
ContourGlobal starts operations at Chile’s Victor Jara solar-hybrid plant with 1.3 GWh BESS
ContourGlobal begins operations at its Victor Jara hybrid power plant in Chile’s Tarapacá Region. The project pairs a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility with a large battery energy storage system (BESS)...
- ContourGlobal starts operations at the Victor Jara (Víctor Jara) hybrid power plant in Chile’s Tarapacá Region.
- The project includes 231 MWp solar photovoltaic capacity.
- It also includes a 200 MW battery energy storage system with 1.3 GWh total energy capacity.
- The BESS is designed to provide power for about 6.5 continuous hours after sunset.
- ContourGlobal reports the installation as a long-duration utility-scale BESS project in Latin America.
The Víctor Jara hybrid power plant in Tarapacá Region includes a battery storage system capable of delivering energy for 6.5 continuous hours after sunset. The project developer says the project is the longest-duration operational utility-scale BESS installation in Latin America. The post ContourGlobal inaugurates Chilean hybrid plant with 231 MW of solar and 200 MW/1.3 GWh BESS appeared first on pv magazine Global.
3 months agoContourGlobal has commenced operations at its Victor Jara hybrid power plant located in Tarapacá, Chile, featuring a 231MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with a 1.3GWh battery system.
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