The Economist destaca agenda renovable y de retiro del carbón de Chile

La prestigiosa revista internacional publicó una carta de Claudio Seebach, presidente Ejecutivo de Generadoras de Chile, destacando la transición energética de nuestro país.

Until recently, Chile produced around 40% of its electricity from burning coal. But the country is now a star in energy transition because of new renewables like wind and solar. We are committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. The guiding principles for this change have been the openness of our economy to foreign investment, free trade, intense competition in our generation market, sound public policy and a long-term commitment to sustainable economic growth. There are no public subsidies for renewables, but we are endowed with lots of sunshine in Atacama, winds from the Pacific and water from the Andes.

We hope that the share of renewables in electricity will rise from 45% to above 85% by 2030. The climate emergency gives us little time. The scope and speed needed for this energy transformation is enormous. Chile’s path of a private-sector marketbased approach to energy transition is an example for other countries to follow in order to make coal history.

Claudio Seebach
Executive chairman
Chilean Electric Power Association
Santiago