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With the purpose of promoting the development of clean energies, the Government is preparing new public tenders of State-owned land, to award lots in 20 different properties (see summary table at the end). This offering is significant because more than 40% of the installed capacity in renewable energy generation is on State-owned land. Currently, there are 200 executed contracts for about 80,000 hectares of land for this type of project. For more information about current or opened tenders click here, and for future tenders, click here.

“Reserva Eólica Taltal” is the public tender with the largest number of lots, and the following provides more information on this process.

On December 28, 2020, the Ministry of National Assets (Ministry) approved the definitive Tender Rules for this process (the "Rules"), by means of the Exempt Resolution No. 509. On June 14, 2021, by means of the Exempt Resolution No. 312 the Rules were modified concerning the Evaluation Factors and Weighting of the Offers as well as the Tender Schedule. To review the final text of the Rules (in Spanish), click here.

The Tender Schedule (the "Schedule") establishes a Q&A period which ended on July 14, 2021, and August 6, 2021, as the last date for introducing rectifications, amendments or additions to the Rules, the same day on which the Ministry shall respond in writing to the questions formulated during the Q&A period.

Although the Rules are definitive, they may still be subject to change due to the abovementioned. As of this date, the Rules contain the following information that we expect will be useful to you:

• 13 State-owned lands to be tendered (25,000 hectares approximately) in the Antofagasta Region, Taltal county, being able to participate for one or more lots, satisfying the criteria established in the Rules.
• The Concessionaire must develop in the State-owned land a Wind Energy Project that may be supplemented with another renewable energy project and/or energy storage project. The project must comply with a ratio power/surface of 1 MW per each 12 hectares of tendered State-owned land.
• The submission of the offers will take place from September 8 to September 10, 2021, at 2:00pm, and the public Award Ceremony will take place on October 20, 2021.
• The Land Concession Contract will have validity of 40 years as of its execution date.

As always, we remain at your full disposal if any further doubt or comment arises in connection to this matter.

Sources:

• http://licitaciones.bienes.cl/licitaciones/licitaciones-actuales/?category_name=02-energia&region=&period=&decree=&keyword=
• http://licitaciones.bienes.cl/licitaciones/licitaciones-futuras/?category_name=02-energia&region=&trimestre=&keyword=
• http://licitaciones.bienes.cl/bienes-nacionales-busca-completar-la-adjudicacion-de-55-terrenos-para-el-desarrollo-de-obras-renovables/