Solar EPC in Chile
Industry, Mining and PMGD

It depends on what the plant connects for. For self-consumption, Net Billing applies under Law 20,571 as amended by Law 21,118, with a cap of 300 kW per connection point: the works are declared to the SEC through form TE4, signed by a licensed electrical installer, and form F6 is filed with the distribution utility for the bidirectional meter. To sell energy to the grid instead of crediting it against a bill, the route is a PMGD under Decree 88/2020 and Law 20,571, up to 9 MW, with a feeder capacity study, coordination with the Coordinador Electrico Nacional and the option of a stabilised price set every six months by the CNE.

SolarPro reference prices for 2026: 20 kWp, CLP $15,600,000 ($780 per Wp); 30 kWp, CLP $21,300,000 ($710 per Wp); 50 kWp, CLP $34,500,000 ($690 per Wp); 100 kWp, CLP $69,000,000 ($690 per Wp); and 300 kWp, CLP $195,000,000 ($650 per Wp), the floor of the price list. The unit price falls with scale because engineering, permitting and mounting spread over more Wp. A quick pre-feasibility rule: the monthly electricity bill multiplied by 65 approximates the required investment.

The investment carries 19% VAT, which a company recovers as a fiscal credit rather than absorbing it as cost. The asset can also take the instant depreciation of Article 31 No. 5 bis of the Chilean Income Tax Law, which brings the tax shield forward to the first year instead of spreading it over the useful life. Both apply to companies with operations in Chile; the specific effect on your accounts should be confirmed with your own tax advisor.

SolarPro is an accredited contractor to Enel Generación and a certified supplier to Engie Energía Chile, and built a 150 kWp carport PMGD for Abengoa Chile in Quilicura that produced 187,180 kWh in its first year. In mining, SolarPro developed the Autonomous Surveillance Unit for Anglo American — a towable solar trailer with roughly 2.8 kWp of folding panels and about 10 kWh of LiFePO4 storage. SolarPro also carries out operation and maintenance of the 30 kWp plant at La Moneda, the seat of the Chilean government, and installed 35 kWp at the GNL Quintero industrial-port complex.

Yield varies strongly by zone, which is why a single national factor is misleading. Using the Explorador Solar of the Chilean Ministry of Energy and the Department of Geophysics of Universidad de Chile, estimated AC yield with optimal tilt runs from about 1,525 kWh per kWp per year in Copiapo and 1,483 in Antofagasta, to 1,283 in Santiago and 976 in Puerto Montt. Site selection therefore changes project economics more than equipment choice does.

SolarPro is the commercial brand of ESS SpA, a Chilean company, tax ID 76.729.529-4, registered with the Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles (SEC), with nine offices in Chile and a presence in four countries. Outside Chile it has offices in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Montevideo (Uruguay) and Jijoca de Jericoacoara (Brazil). Chile remains the jurisdiction where the track record, the SEC licence and the permitting capability sit.

Yes. SolarPro provides utility-scale operation and maintenance, technical performance audits, repowering studies, Performance Ratio evaluation and infrared thermography troubleshooting on third-party plants. It also repairs inverters from Huawei, SMA, Fronius, Growatt and other brands, on site or in workshop, and holds certified spare parts in stock with delivery in 24 to 48 hours anywhere in Chile. This is the usual entry point for technical due diligence before an asset acquisition.

Yes, and the process is the same one applied to corporate clients, only smaller. Residential reference prices for 2026: 3 kW, CLP $3,570,000; 5 kW, CLP $5,950,000; 7 kW, CLP $6,650,000; and 10 kW, CLP $8,500,000, all including materials, installation, engineering and SEC permits. Physical installation takes 1 to 3 business days; Net Billing activation with the distributor takes a further 2 to 6 weeks. The residential pages of the site are in Spanish.