en.Wedoany.com Reported - In May, projects deemed qualified by Chile's Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) and its regional committees totaled $13.962 billion, setting a single-month record since the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA) began operations in 1992.

These projects cover 14 regions nationwide, totaling 32 projects, plus one cross-regional project. The top investments include: the Aguas Marítimas project (Antofagasta Region, $5 billion), the San Antonio Outer Port (Valparaíso Region, $4 billion), Santiago Metro Line 8 (Metropolitan Region, $1.899 billion), and the Las Fresias Wind Farm (cross-regional, $500 million).

This total is over 60% higher than the previous record of $8.688 billion set in September 2025. Other high single-month figures include $8.209 billion in August 2018, $7.049 billion in December 2013, and $6.872 billion in January 2016.

In terms of project count, the Metropolitan Region led with six approvals in May, followed by the Antofagasta and O'Higgins Regions with five each, and the Valparaíso, Biobío, and Los Lagos Regions with three each.

Among the qualified projects assessed in May, five underwent Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), located in the Antofagasta, Calama, Valparaíso, and Metropolitan Regions.

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