The near-$300 million project will feature a 960 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) and 340 MW of solar generation capacity and will feed into Chile's National Electric System (SEN) via the Santa María–Charrúa transmission line. . If you're in the energy storage game, Chile's 2025 tender announcement is like spotting a rare bird in the Atacama Desert—exciting and packed with potential. Meanwhile, new capacity mechanism rules could take Chile one step closer to runaway battery growth.