Chile produced 36.8% of its electricity in March from non-conventional renewable sources, Chilean national energy commission CNE said in its latest renewables report.
In February, the share of non-conventional renewables in total electricity production was 39%.
March saw an 11.2% month-on-month increase in the total electricity production as the nation prepared for winter. Renewables produced 2,666 GWh gross, up by 5.0% month-on-month and an increase of 14.4% in annual terms.
Power production from conventional sources came at 4,579 GWh gross, 15.1% more than in February but down by 4.7% year-on-year.
The table below shows how non-conventional renewables fared in March (source: CNE):
| Source: | Gross production in GWh: | month-on-month change: | year-on-year change: | Share in March: |
| Biomass | 188 | 16.7% | 12.8% | 7.0% |
| Wind | 705 | -1.4% | -4.3% | 26.4% |
| Solar PV | 1,586 | 6.8% | 25.6% | 59.5% |
| Solar CSP | 24 | -28% | >100% | 0.89% |
| Run-of-river hydro | 129 | 11.4% | 8.6% | 4.9% |
| Geothermal | 34 | 15.0% | -15.3% | 1.3% |
The total net installed non-conventional renewable energy capacity in Chile rose to 12,176 MW from 11,992 in February. Non-conventional renewables make up 38.8% of the total net installed generation capacity in Chile, CNE said in its report for March.
