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The Montemar substation drew no bids, and a Chilquinta expansion work depends on its construction

Chile's Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional operates the national power system. On Tuesday, November 3 it opened the price bids of the new-works transmission tender under Decreto Exento N°354 de 2025 (Exempt Decree No. 354 of 2025) of the Ministry of Energy. The operator reports 17 of the 19 tendered works in a position to be awarded, 89.5% of the total, with referential investments on the order of USD 500 million. The 2 remaining works, La Invernada and Montemar, were declared vo

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A meter’s certificate is no longer sufficient evidence for billing

CHILE · POWER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION An InsightIA note · November 2026 · reissued on October 12, 2026 The Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles, Chile’s sector regulator, brought charges against 2 bodies involved in certifying the Nansen N12U01 meter. What changed On September 21, 2026, the Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles [SEC] brought charges against Certpro SpA and Underfire S.A., 2 bodies involved in certifying the Nansen N12U01 meter

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