Campiche power station

The Campiche power station is a proposed 270 MW, $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant by AES Gener near the city of Valparaiso, Chile. It is projected to be in service in 2013.

History
In June 2009, Chile's Supreme Court ordered that construction be halted on the $500 million Campiche project, citing improper zoning of the plant. Gener had completed 40% of the $500 million project before it was halted. Subsequent regulatory changes allowed the construction of the plant, but the project was again suspended in early 2010 as Puchuncavi municipality took legal steps against the plant due to environmental concerns. In July, 2010, AES Gener reached an agreement with Puchuncavi to renew constriction of Campiche, promising in return to invest nearly US$80 million in environmental improvements of the company's local thermal power plants, in public projects and forestation.

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