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Chilean solar plant offline for two months following cyberattack

The 103 MW Huatacondo solar plant and its 98 MW/312 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Chile’s Tarapacá region, have remained out of service for two months following a cyberattack.

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The 103‑megawatt Huatacondo solar plant and its 98‑megawatt/312‑megawatt‑hour battery energy storage system in Chile’s Tarapacá region have been offline for two months after a cyberattack forced their disconnection. According to the Chilean National Electricity Coordinator’s daily report for Oct. 27, both facilities showed 0 % availability and were listed under forced‑disconnection request SDCF 2025.1000. The incident was first recorded on Aug. 27 at 1:10 p.m., when the RNE control centre ordered the shutdown of the solar plant and its battery storage due to the cyberattack. The attack left the installations disconnected from the National Electric System.

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