Sungrow Forges a Contract With ENGIE to Supply 638 MWh Liquid Cooled Energy Storage System to Chile

The project, called BESS Coya, will be located within the 181.25MWac Coya Solar PV Plant in the María Elena district of the Antofagasta Region.

Construction is scheduled to begin in December 2022 and it is expected that 100% of the batteries will be commissioned by the first trimester of 2024. 

The BESS Coya will store the renewable energy from the Coya solar plant and will allow this energy to be supplied for five hours every day, which translates into a delivery of 200 GWh on average per year.

This will also allow around 100,000 homes to be supplied with clean energy. It will avoid emissions totalling 65,642 tonnes of CO2 per year, which is equivalent to removing around 22,000 internal combustion vehicles from circulation.

"ENGIE continues to advance in our decarbonization plan. The construction of the BESS Coya will allow us to deliver clean solar energy to the network during the night, increasing the flexibility of the dispatch of the Solar Plants to the National Electric System, making it more efficient and bringing more security," explained Rosaline Corinthien, CEO of ENGIE Chile.