Estancia El Chañar, La Higuera
Available land for renewable energy projects, within a property where a 220 kV step-up substation already operates.
Available land next to the grid connection
Within a property of some 10,000 hectares where power generation, transmission infrastructure and easements from different holders already coexist. The available land is not an isolated plot: it is acreage adjacent to operations that already run, concentrated in the sector of the property where the substation operates.
The grid connection is already on site
It is the attribute that sets this land apart from any other parcel available in the region.
220 kV step-up substation
Sits and operates within the property, raising the voltage of local generation for injection into the transmission system.
Four 220 kV lines
Cross the property or originate on it, with easements constituted, registered and managed by us.
Access for the Kimal–Lo Aguirre HVDC line
Access easement for Chile's largest transmission project, constituted over the property.
Property overview
- Property
- Estancia El Chañar, La Higuera municipality, Coquimbo Region
- Total area
- About 10,000 hectares
- Available area
- Sectors are available for new projects, with varying terrain. The precise area and its distribution are detailed under a non-disclosure agreement.
- Access
- Direct frontage on Route 5 North, at km 554.
- Extent and terrain
- The property runs several kilometres inland from the highway; semi-arid Coastal Range hills.
- Topographic suitability
- The property combines flat and gently sloping sectors with others of steep relief. Based on a public elevation model of about 30 metres, close to 5% of its area lies below 5% slope, some 9% between 5 and 10%, some 6% between 10 and 15%, and the remaining 80% above 15%. Of the low-slope land, about 800 hectares lie within 3 kilometres of the step-up substation. This is a screening analysis, useful for a first feasibility assessment, not for plant design.
- Electrical infrastructure
- 220 kV transmission lines cross the property; a 220 kV step-up substation operates within it
- Easements
- More than a dozen right-of-way and electrical easements from various owners, managed by the company
- Renewable resource
- Solar irradiation of 2,290 kWh/m²/yr (GHI) and 2,720 kWh/m²/yr (DNI) per the Global Solar Atlas. GHI is the solar energy received by one horizontal square metre per year, the standard measure for estimating a photovoltaic plant's output; DNI is the fraction arriving as direct beam radiation, relevant for trackers and concentration. Wind potential is proven by the 20 MW wind farm operating since 2011.
- Water
- The property holds water rights
- Mineral resource
- Iron-and-copper district of Chile's Norte Chico, with mineral and geological potential consistent with Sernageomin's public information
- Conservation
- CONAF forest conservation area within the property
- Legal status
- Clean title, no litigation
- Status
- In operation, with acreage available
Reference outline of Estancia El Chañar, without boundary detail. Detailed technical and legal information available under a non-disclosure agreement.
Where the developable land is
The industry standard for a solar project calls for gently sloping land and a substation no more than ten kilometres away. On this property, the lowest-slope land is concentrated around the substation, not far from it.
Land that already produces
Punta Colorada Wind Farm
The Punta Colorada Wind Farm (20 MW, 10 turbines) has operated on the property under a long-term lease since 2011.
Punta Colorada step-up substation
The Punta Colorada Substation (220 kV), a step-up substation, sits and operates within the property, raising the voltage of local generation for injection into the transmission system.
Solar reservation
Approximately 200 hectares reserved by a power generation company for the development of a solar plant.
BESS storage
A battery energy storage project in development.
Managed easements
More than a dozen right-of-way and electrical easements from various owners, registered between 2008 and 2025, including an access easement for the Kimal–Lo Aguirre HVDC line, Chile's largest transmission project.
Land in an active mining district
Estancia El Chañar sits in a district with a long mining tradition in Chile's Norte Chico, with historic operations and current activity. In the same municipality of La Higuera, the Puquios copper project is advancing, and its logistics converge at the Punta Colorada crossing on Route 5. Its mineral and geological potential is consistent with Sernageomin's public information for the district.
With direct Route 5 frontage, available acreage and proximity to 220 kV electrical infrastructure, the property is suited to mining support facilities, stockpiling, logistics and heavy industry. Evidence of that strategic value: the property has already granted an easement for the infrastructure of a large-scale mining project in the region. It is available for mining and industrial projects; detailed technical and legal information under a non-disclosure agreement.
- Direct frontage and access to Route 5
- Norte Chico mining district with current activity
- Available acreage for support operations and stockpiling
- Proximity to 220 kV electrical infrastructure
Welcome uses
The property has acreage available and we are open to proposals. The combination of extensive acreage, generation within the property itself and four 220 kV lines also makes it suitable for power-intensive uses.
Sectors of interest:
- Mining and heavy industry
- Commercial and industrial subdivision
- Highway logistics and industrial
- Telecommunications and antennas
- Data centers
- Wind generation
- Solar PV
- Battery energy storage (BESS)
- Electrical transmission
What we need to know about your project
With these three facts we can tell whether the property fits and under what arrangement: long-term lease, paid land reservation or easement.
- The acreage you need, in hectares
- Use: generation, storage, transmission or other
- Timeline: when you would build and for how long
Does your project need this land?
Detailed technical and legal information available under a non-disclosure agreement.
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