Renewable energy firm Solaer has announced its entry into the digital infrastructure market with the development of an energy project designed to power a future data center campus in Chile’s Atacama Desert.. The initiative will combine a 197MW photovoltaic plant with a 500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), with the goal of providing a stable, renewable power supply for high-density workloads, including those associated with artificial intelligence..
The project represents a strategic step for the company, which is expanding its operations beyond renewable generation to position itself as a provider of energy solutions for high-consumption digital infrastructure.. The combination of solar generation and storage will enable a more stable power supply profile—a key factor for data centers, whose electricity demand requires high levels of availability and operational continuity..
Solaer’s project takes advantage of the conditions in the Atacama Desert—one of the regions with the highest solar radiation in the world—to supply energy to a future data center campus designed to host computationally intensive workloads.. The addition of a 500MWh storage system will help manage the variability of photovoltaic generation, improve supply stability, and increase energy availability during periods without solar production..
The initiative confirms the growing interest in Chile as a destination for new investments in data centers. The combination of abundant renewable resources, an expanding network of submarine cables, and a growing digital ecosystem is attracting both infrastructure operators and energy companies interested in developing integrated projects..
This piece was automatically translated from DCD’s Spanish site and edited by a member of DCD staff.. More in Construction & Site Selection. 09 Jun 2026.
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