(CercleFinance.com) – Engie begins commercial operation of Latin America’s largest battery energy storage system in Chile.
With 139 MW of installed capacity, BESS Coya has a storage capacity of 638 MWh. Located on the Coya photovoltaic site (180 MWac) in the Antofagasta region, this storage system equipped with lithium batteries will store the renewable energy produced by the solar power plant.
The BESS Coya system, with its 232 modules, will store the equivalent of five hours of electricity and inject it into the network during peak periods, which represents the supply of 200 GWh on average per year.
It will provide enough green energy for around 100,000 homes, thus avoiding the emission of 65,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
‘The development of flexibility solutions such as battery energy storage systems will play a major role in the integration of renewable energy and the acceleration of
the energy transition by guaranteeing the efficiency, reliability and security of energy systems,’ said Paulo Almirante, Deputy Managing Director in charge of Renewables and Energy Management activities.
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