Chile energy report

• Chile targets a share of 60% of renewables in power generation in 2035 and more than 70% in 2050.
• Enel is the largest power company, with around 1/4 of the capacity and half of the distribution.
• Close to 2.9 GW of solar and 1.3 GW of wind capacities were commissioned since 2015.
• Renewables (inc. hydro) account for 46% of the power mix.
• After increasing by 33% between 2015 and 2018, electricity prices have been decreasing. They are the third highest in Latin America.
• Total energy consumption has increased by 2%/year since 2014.
• Industry absorbs 60% of the electricity consumption.
• Chile is developing massively its renewable capacities. Around 6 GW of wind and solar projects are under construction.
• Most coal-fired power projects have been cancelled and the country plans to phase out coal power generation by 2040.

• Institutions & Energy Policy

  The Ministry of Energy is responsible for energy policy and planning.

  The National Energy Commission (CNE, Comisión Nacional de Energía), acts as the technical body of the Ministry of Energy and is in charge of controlling prices in the regulated sector of the electricity market. It also responsible for implementing the energy efficiency and renewable policies.

• Energy Companies

  Oil:

  ENAP, Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, is a public holding involved in all the sector's activities through its subsidiaries: ENAP Magallanes for oil exploration and production; ENAP Refinerías for oil refining and storage; Sipetrol for the activities abroad (Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Iran and Egypt); and Petro Servicio Corp. for oil engineering and related services.

• Energy Supply

  Oil:

  Oil production is negligible (0.5 Mt in 2019). Imports consisted of 9.5 Mt of crude and 8.1 Mt of oil products in 2019.

  The Arica pipeline makes it possible to import oil from Bolivia. The Transandin pipeline, which connects Chile to Argentina, stopped operating in 2006.

• Energy Prices

  Electricity:

  The open market (customers over 500 kW) has been liberalised and accounts for around 57% of the electricity sold. On the regulated market, the price of electricity is determined according to the price set by the National Energy Commission (node price), which is the price paid by distributors.

• Energy Consumption

  Energy consumption per capita is around 2 toe. The country's electricity consumption per capita is around 4 000 kWh.

• Issues & Prospects

  Chile's Energy Roadmap until 2050 targets a 70% share of renewables in electricity production (mainly solar and wind) and a shift from private to public transportation which, according to the plan, should be low or non-carbon-emitting by 2050. New environmental standards, the promotion of energy efficiency and the eradication of energy poverty are also considered in the roadmap.

• GENERAL OVERVIEW
• INSTITUTIONS AND ENERGY POLICY
• ENERGY COMPANIES
• ENERGY SUPPLY
• ENERGY PRICES
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION
• ISSUES AND PROSPECTS
• DATA TABLES
• ABBREVIATIONS
• GLOSSARY

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Below is a list of the Chile energy market report graphs:

• GRAPH 1: CO₂-energy emissions (MtCO₂)
• GRAPH 2: Installed electric capacity by source (2019, %)
• GRAPH 3: Gross power production by source (TWh)
• GRAPH 4: Power generation by source (2019, %)
• GRAPH 5: Gasoline & diesel prices (US$/l)
• GRAPH 6: Electricity prices for industry and households (US$c/kWh)
• GRAPH 7: Gas prices for households (US$c/kWh)
• GRAPH 8: Consumption trends by energy source (Mtoe)
• GRAPH 9: Total consumption market share by energy (2019, %)
• GRAPH 10: Final consumption market share by sector (2019, %)

In the Chile energy market report you will find the following tables:

• Economic Indicators: Annual historical data including population, GDP growth, imports and exports, inflation rate, energy security and efficiency indicators, CO₂ emissions.
• Supply Indicators: Historical data including oil and gas reserves, electric and refining capacity, energy production, power production and external trade. All are detailed by energy source.
• Demand Indicators: Historical data including consumption per inhabitant, consumption trends, total consumption by energy source, final consumption by energy source and sector, and electricity consumption by sector.
• Energy Balances: Single table displaying the overall energy industry balance per annum, also graphically displayed by energy sub-segment.
• Infrastructure Projects: Covers power plant projects by energy, technology, status and operator.

The Chile energy market data since 1990 and up to 2018 is included in the Excel file accompanying the Chile country report.
It showcases the historical evolution, allowing users to easily work with the data.

Key Data included in the excelsheet:

• Economic indicators: Annual historical economic indicators, energy security, energy efficiency and CO₂ emissions.
• Supply indicators: Annual historical reserves, capacity, production and external trade (imports(+) exports(-) balance).
• Demand indicators: Annual historical consumption per capita, consumption trends, total consumption, final consumption (per energy and per sector) and electricity consumption total and per sector.
• Energy Balance: total and per energy.
• Chile Energy Prices: In addition to the analysis provided on the report we also provided a data set which includes historical details on the Chile energy prices for the follow items: price of premium gasoline (taxes incl.), price of diesel (taxes incl.), price of electricity in industry (taxes incl.), price of electricity for households (taxes incl.), price of natural gas in industry (taxes incl.), prices of natural gas for households (taxes incl.), spot price of Brent and CO₂ emissions (from fuel combustion).