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Home / Chile hybrid solar-storage surge points to more than 6 GW of BESS by end-2026
Back·August 29, 2026·pv magazine Global
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Chile hybrid solar-storage surge points to more than 6 GW of BESS by end-2026

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Chile solar market is moving rapidly toward hybrid plants after battery incentives changed project economics. The country is expected to exceed 6 GW of BESS capacity by the end of 2026, showing how storage is becoming central to solar revenue models.

Chile battery incentives are accelerating hybrid solar-storage projects after a 2024 law made paired batteries more attractive for utility-scale PV developers. pv magazine reports that Chile is expected to surpass 6 GW of battery energy storage systems by the end of 2026, with capacity payments and energy arbitrage making hybrid plants financially compelling.

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