ENGIE launched 350 MW PV & BESS hybrid projects in Santiago

ENGIE Chile, a part of the ENGIE Group, a global group in power generation, has announced its first hybrid energy project in the Metropolitan region, called PV & BESS Dragonfly. Located in Colina and Tiltil, the project combined 245,560 solar panels (151 MW) and 208 lithium-ion battery containers (199 MW) with 5-hour discharge, totaling 350 MW capacity. It was designed to supply energy to over 120,000 homes. The project included a 1×220 kV, 16 km transmission line to connect with the El Manzano Substation. Construction began with commercial operation targeted for Q3 2026. The $310 million initiative was ENGIE’s first hybrid project built from scratch and its first in the region. It included 2,311 Nextracker NX Horizon™ low-carbon trackers made with EAF steel, aiming to reduce tracker-related emissions by 30%. Recently, ENGIE Green and Free opened the 25.56 MW Ferme de Magné solar farm.