Enel S p A : Disconnects Unit I of Bocamina Coal Plant in Chile

By Giulia Petroni

Enel SpA said Monday that it has ceased operations at Unit I of the Bocamina coal-fired power plant in Chile.

The unit was disconnected three years before the date set by Chile in its national decarbonization plan, according to the Rome-based energy company.

Bocamina's Unit II --Enel's last coal facility in the country-- is expected to be closed by May 2022.

"By 2023, we will have shut down our entire Chilean coal fleet, that used to total 636 megawatts up until 2019, and completed around 2.4 gigawatts of additional renewables in the country," Enel said.

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