OverWatts Atlas Live map
Browse the atlas

Chile · asset class

Power Plants in Chile

Chile has 282 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 16th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 112 operating and 160 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 27.8 GW across 112 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is H2 Magallanes wind farm (10.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Colbun SA (18), ENGIE Energía Chile SA (16) and Enel Generación Chile SA (15) — Colbun SA alone is named on 6% of them. Half of Chile's power plants in service predate 2016 (median commissioning year of the 107 with a known date), 61 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Abanico hydroelectric plant (Chile), dating from 1948. 160 are in the pipeline, led by H2 Magallanes wind farm (10.0 GW), proposed. They account for 86% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Chile.

See them on the map →Power Plants worldwide →
282
Power Plant in Chile
#16
of 155 countries
27.8 GW
Operating capacity
160
In construction / proposed

Operating generation capacity by fuel

On the interactive map

Open the interactive map →

Largest power plants in Chile

Who owns Chile's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2016 · oldest Abanico hydroelectric plant (Chile) (1948) · newest Atacama Desert (Pacific Hydro) Solar Park (2026) · 107 of 282 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

How Chile compares · power plants by country

Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Chile?
OverWatts maps 282 power plants in Chile — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 16th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Chile?
H2 Magallanes wind farm, at 10.0 GW, operated by Total Eren.
How much power-generation capacity do Chile's power plants have?
About 27.8 GW operating across 112 plants, with a further 63.1 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Chile?
Colbun SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 18 of 282 (6%). Next are ENGIE Energía Chile SA (16), Enel Generación Chile SA (15) and Mainstream Renewable Power (11).
How old are Chile's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2016, across the 107 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Abanico hydroelectric plant (Chile) (1948); 61 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Chile?
160 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are H2 Magallanes wind farm (10.0 GW), Gente Grande wind farm (3.0 GW) and INNA solar farm (1.7 GW).

Other asset classes in Chile

Cement Plant 15LNG Terminal 9Iron Ore Mine 6Export Terminal 4Pipeline 3Refinery 2Interconnector 2Iron & Steel Plant 2Data Centre 1Oil & Gas Field 1

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Vietnam 392Japan 387Germany 335