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Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant

Antofagasta Region, Chile

The 2487th largest power station in the world

114.4 MW · Capacity

Cerro Dominador Solar Power Plant (Planta Solar Cerro Dominador) is a 210-megawatt (MW) combined concentrated solar power and photovoltaic plant located in the commune of María Elena in the Antofagasta Region of Chile, about 24 kilometres (15 miles) west-northwest of Sierra Gorda. The project was approved by the Chilean government in 2013 and construction was started by Abengoa Solar Chile, a branch of the multinational Abengoa Spain. The plant was inaugurated on June 8, 2021. A follow-up project called Likana Solar bid $33.99/MWh in an auction in August 2021.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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