Chile

El Pelícano — 101 MW Solar

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El Pelícano is a 101 MW solar power plant located in Chile. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
101 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2016

Year online

Owner
Enel Green Power Chile

Operator

Location
-29.49, -71.21

Coordinates

Insights

#84
largest in %s
#280
largest %s worldwide
#9,998
largest worldwide
2016
at fleet average
14
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Solar
Capacity
101 MW
Commissioned
2016
Status
Operational
Owner
Enel Green Power Chile
Country
Chile
Coordinates
-29.485, -71.210

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,517 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
195,498 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
41 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,417
cars / year
869
homes / year
296,209
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

Nearby Stations

About this plant

El Pelícano is a 100.8 MW solar power plant in Chile.

Ranked #14 of 81 solar plants in Chile. Its 100.8 MW represents 2.26% of Chile’s total solar capacity of 4,458 MW. The largest solar plant in Chile is Copiapó Solar Project at 390 MW, making El Pelícano 3.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include El Romero (196 MW, Solar) and Punta Colorada wind farm (20 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Atacama Region, approximately 60 km from La Serena.

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