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AUSTRAL GATEWAYS · PERSPECTIVES · ENERGY / CLEANTECH

Chile's energy transition: where is the opportunity for international players?

The transition is no longer a question of ambition. For international manufacturers and investors, the real question is where to enter—and how long the window stays open.

Felipe Armijo
Felipe Armijo

Managing Partner & Co-Founder · Austral Gateways

Chile has moved beyond simply adding renewable generation. The next opportunities sit in the gaps the energy system still needs to solve: storage, transmission, green hydrogen and heavy-duty e-mobility.

In this perspective, Felipe Armijo explains why Chile's advantage is real but time-sensitive—and why international players need local validation and commercial adaptation, not just proven technology.

Inside this perspective

  • Why battery storage is becoming essential infrastructure.
  • Where transmission constraints create investment openings.
  • How green hydrogen and e-mobility could shape the next phase.
  • Why the next 24–36 months matter for international market entry.
  • A practical route from local fit and pilots to commercial scale.

The opportunity is not just technology. It is value, timing and local execution.

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