26 Projects in Chile's Atacama Region Involve US$7.325 Billion in Environmental Assessment Investment

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 29, Arturo Farías, Executive Director of Chile's Environmental Assessment Service (SEA), held a working meeting in Copiapó, Atacama Region, to report on the progress of environmental assessments for local mining and energy projects. Currently, a total of 26 projects in the region are in the environmental assessment stage, involving declared investment of more than US$7.325 billion, accounting for approximately 9% of Chile's total investment in projects under review nationwide. Among them, projects newly submitted for assessment since March 11 involve investment of US$3.224 billion.

Projects under review include the US$1.5 billion Lobo Marte mining project, the US$900 million Atacama pumped storage project, the US$716 million Las Cunas photovoltaic power station, and the US$600 million Delva integrated substation, transmission and energy storage project.

Since the beginning of 2026, projects in the Atacama Region that have received environmental approval have declared investment totaling US$2.555 billion. Among them, the Peuco photovoltaic project involves investment of US$794 million, the Cristalería Solar project US$335 million, and the Isidora Solar photovoltaic project US$262 million.