Bernardo Severino, head of studies at CENTRA, explains in El Mercurio why the update of the Technical Standard is key for batteries.

October 2, 2026 Industry specialists stress that maximizing the impact of storage on the system requires optimal management of these assets. Only a coordinated integration of projects will make it possible to leverage their attributes to strengthen grid resilience. There is no doubt that battery energy storage systems (BESS) have become the indispensable enabling condition for the energy transition and decarbonization in Chile. Currently, with…

August 17, 2026   While energy storage investment in Chile to date has been channeled almost exclusively into lithium-ion battery systems, pumped storage is blinking on the radar again. A US$900mn project – 450MW Atacama, linked to French firm Hyvity – is in the environmental review phase and Chilean generator Colbún’s US$1.4bn, 800MW initiative Paposo is still in the company’s portfolio. A US$1bn, 300MW pumped…

August 4, 2026 With rising electricity demand, battery storage is becoming a key tool in the mining industry to support the electrification of mining operations and increase the share of renewable energy. The projected increase in electricity demand for the industry is accelerating the development of battery energy storage systems (BESS), a technology that is gaining prominence in supporting mining operations. According to estimates from…

January 29, 2026   Chile faces the challenge of adapting its electrical grids to increasing electrification driven by electromobility, climate control, and distributed generation, with room to make adjustments if action is taken proactively, according to an energy sector specialist. Bernardo Severino, head of Studies at the Center for Energy Transition at Adolfo Ibáñez University, stated that the current grids were designed for a centralized…