AES Andes launches the first Green Hydrogen Open Season in Chile with its Adelaida project

Adelaida will be located within the current Angamos Power Plant Complex in Mejillones, Chile. The Open Season process seeks, for the first time to promote the green hydrogen market and gauge the demand for this energy vector in the country.

Santiago, October 26, 2022.- In line with its commitment to accelerate the future of energy, AES Andes today announced the launch of the first Green Hydrogen Open Season in Chile after receiving environmental approval for Adelaide, its first project with this energy vector.

The process seeks to activate the market and trigger a specific demand from companies in the Antofagasta Region interested in using green hydrogen to make their operations more sustainable, according to the CEO of AES Andes, Javier Dib, within the context of AES Andes’ annual customer event “Sustenta 2022”.

“It fills us with pride to be able to continue offering innovative solutions that accompany more sustainable operations, both for our current and potential clients. The Adelaida project confirms our commitment to Chile and will be a concrete example to develop knowledge and begin to lay the foundations for this new market that accompanies the decarbonization process and the consolidation of our Greentegra strategy,” said Dib.

Adelaida involves the construction and operation of a green hydrogen (GH2) production plant located adjacent to the Angamos plant, in Mejillones. It will have a production capacity of 1,000 kg/day of green hydrogen, equivalent to 2.5 MW of power. It also considers two GH2 charging stations for vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel, especially for mining, port or other industries.

Adelaida will produce GH2 via electrolysis using renewable energy, and desalinated water which Angamos already makes.

In practical terms, the project seeks to facilitate the conditions to massify the use of hydrogen in the future through a fueling station that makes sustainable mobility viable in the region and promotes the change of fuels in the transport sector towards 100 % renewable and emission-free solutions.

The construction of Adelaide is slated to begin in mid-2023, and it is expected to enter into operation during 2024.

First Open Season of H2 green

Through a public process in November, AES Andes will invite all companies in the country to bid for part or all of the available production capacity (1,000 kg/day) of GH2 from the first phase of the Adelaida project. The process and its documents will be available on the AES Andes website so interested companies can carry out the respective analyses.

In this way, companies interested in having a safe and reliable supply of GH2 in the medium and long term, will be able to make an offer for a volume of GH2.

“Adelaide is our first concrete step in the field of green hydrogen. We are convinced that it is an excellent energy alternative for Chile and also contributes to Mejillones becoming a pole of development in terms of renewable energy”, said Javier Dib.

About AES Andes

AES Andes generates and sells energy in Chile, Colombia and Argentina with the mission of improving lives by accelerating a more secure and sustainable energy future. The Company operates 5,101 MW in the region along with a large portfolio of renewable energy projects under development. The Company is one of the main generation companies in the region, with a diversified portfolio that includes hydroelectric, wind, solar, energy storage, biomass, gas and coal plants.

In Chile, AES Andes owns and operates 3,356 MW, made up of 2,129 MW of thermoelectric, 771 MW of hydroelectric, 277 MW of wind, 104 MW of photovoltaic solar and 13 MW of biomass, in addition to 62 MW of energy storage batteries, water desalination plants of sea, transmission lines and gas pipelines in Chile. The Company also owns hydroelectric and solar plants in Colombia with a total capacity of 1,102 MW and a natural gas combined cycle plant in Argentina, with an installed capacity of 643 MW. AES Andes is 99% owned by The AES Corporation.