Wartsila will supply an 8MW (32 megawatt-hour) energy storage system for installation at a solar farm in Chile. The energy storage system will be co-located with Colbun’s 230MW Diego de Almagro photovoltaic (PV) facility located in the Atacama region. Colbun is one of the largest power generation companies in Chile. It is Wartsila’s first energy storage project in South America. The order was booked to Wartsila order intake in the third quarter of 2021 and the system is expected to become operational in the fourth quarter of 2022. Wartsila will supply the energy storage system on an engineering and equipment delivery (EEQ) basis.