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Chile

Chile offshore wind overview.

Chile has no operating commercial offshore wind farms. Floating wind remains an early-stage opportunity, particularly where it could support large industrial and green-hydrogen demand.Latin America19.9m people

At a Glance

Installed offshore wind

0 GW

National target

5GW pipeline

Operational projects

No operational projects listed yet

Pipeline capacity

Pipeline capacity coming soonPlanned, consented and in build

Renewables share

68%of installed capacity

Offshore wind share

0%of installed capacity

Capacity growth since 2020

43%

Fastest-growing technology since 2020

Solar PV+8.7 GW

Market Readiness

Market stage

Early-stage market where offshore wind activity is starting to form and the route to delivery is still emerging.

Consenting window

Typical offshore wind consenting timescale: 34-67 months.

Electricity system

The Coordinador Electrico Nacional coordinates operation of the Sistema Electrico Nacional and the competitive power market. CNE develops regulation and planning, while SEC supervises electricity-sector compliance.

Grid context

The Coordinador Electrico Nacional coordinates transmission planning and generator connection across the SEN. Offshore projects would use project-specific connection studies; southern resource areas can be distant from the strongest demand and transmission centres.