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This Tuesday was held the closure of the Ventanas 1 thermoelectric plant which operated in the Puchuncaví commune, in the Vaparaíso region.
However, environmental groups classified the measure as a utility shutdown since carbon emissions will continue to be caused in the area.
“The community has nothing to celebrate”, Hernán Ramírez, spokesman for the Terram Foundation, said. In his words, here the “only one that won is AES Gener, which will receive a subsidy in the next five years that will be paid with the tax of all Chileans.”
According to Ramírez, in his opinion this “is a utility shutdown”, because the coal that Ventanas 1 will not burn will be burned by other thermoelectric plants, so greenhouse gases would not be reduced.
On the other hand, Senator Juan Ignacio Latorre stated that in his opinion, the closure of all thermoelectric plants in the country must be brought forward. “Not just the ones that are more outdated and replace them with renewable energies ”, he assured.
In a speech made by President Sebastián Piñera, he stated that “the original plan contemplated the closure of eight coal-fired plants within a period of five years, but we are accelerating that plan”Said the authority.
According to the President, to these eight was added the advance in the closure of Mejillones I and II, in addition to the Bocamina plant, which will mean that 11 coal-fired plants will be closed before 2024.
With the end of Windows 1, it will go to a State of Strategic Reserve (ERE) and will be available as a backup only in the event of an exceptional situation or energy crisis that puts the security and sufficiency of the system at risk, for which they could be required by the National Electrical Coordinator (CEN).
The plants that are in ERE can remain so for a maximum period of 5 years prior to the final retirement.
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