Chile expected to add 1.5GW of renewables in 2017

Chile is forecast to add 1.5GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2017, according to Carlos Finat, the executive director of ACERA.
As of 31 December 2016, the Chilean electricity system had 4,150MW of renewables installed, surpassing 1GW of solar at the beginning of 2016.
ACERA expects renewable deployment in 2017 to maintain a growth rate milar to that of 2016 and predicts that renewablesgeneration will reach 30% in 2030 and 100% by 2050.
Source: PVT