14 DAY TRIAL // News from Chile says that, in this year's January, the country connected nearly 100 megawatts of new solar power capacity to its grid.
More precisely, 95.6 megawatts worth of solar capacity went online in this part of the world in said month, Clean Technica reports.
To put things into perspective, it must be said that, at the end of December 2013, the country's grid-connected solar capacity amounted to just 6.7 megawatts, the same source informs us.
Otherwise put, there is little denying that, in just one month, Chile managed to make significant progress in terms of improving on its ecological footprint by harvesting renewables.
The country's Center for Renewable Energy says that, now that this nearly 100 megawatts’ worth of new solar capacity has been connected to the grid, solar energy accounts for 1.2% of Chile's overall energy mix.
Estimates show that, when other green energy sources are also taken into consideration, the country's total clean power capacity is one of 1,298.3 megawatts, the Center for Renewable Energy details.
The country hopes that, by the year 2020, 10% of its energy demand will be met by renewables. Furthermore, it has plans to have green sources provide for 20% of its overall power need by 2025.