According to Chile's national center for sustainable energy innovation and promote the latest data show that as of 1 January 2016, Chile in camp solar photovoltaic capacity (including testing) reached 1.013 gw, becoming Latin America's first solar photovoltaic capacity breakthrough 1 gw of the country.

At the same time, Chile, solar photovoltaic capacity continues to increase, in the next month, Chile will also add 165 megawatts of solar photovoltaic installations.
Chile's energy minister said Pacheco, solar photovoltaic capacity increase will promote Chilean electricity exports.Recently, connection of Argentina's cross-border transmission line has been put into production, Chile's national grid electricity exports to Argentina formally.