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Chile opens 2835 GWh tender including standalone battery storage
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22 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Chile has opened a 2,835 GWh tender that explicitly includes standalone battery storage as eligible technology, signalling regulatory acceptance of storage-only projects without co-located renewable generation.
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◆ The Wire takeaway
If you make batteries or storage systems, Chile just created a 2,835 GWh contract pipeline where standalone storage competes on its own merits - no solar farm required. That's a new buyer category worth moving to.
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Climate Tech · battery-storage · grid-scale · tender-market · chile · standalone-storage