Energía Austral SpA develops three energy projects in Chile’s Aysén Region: the hydroelectric plants, Cuervo, Blanco and Cóndor, plus a dedicated transmission system to inject the power produced into Chile’s Central Interconnected Grid (SIC). Energía Austral will have a total generating capacity close to 1,000 MW and will replace other energy sources that represent annual emissions of some 2.5 million tonnes of C02/year. The company is 51% owned by the Australian integrated energy company Origin Energy in joint venture with Xstrata Copper (49%).

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Press Statement
Energia Austral became aware of a sentence by the Most Excellent Supreme Court regarding the Cuervo Hydroelectric Project [...]

Energía Austral receives environmental approval for development of Cuervo Hydropower Plant
The hydroelectric project has completed a rigorous process of evaluation by government services that included four rounds of observations and queries since the process began in 2009 [...]

Where we are

Energía Austral y la comunidad / Energía Austral and the community

Programa de Capacitación Laboral

“Participé del programa de capacitación y hoy tengo una pequeña empresa de banquetería. Mi meta es crecer e incorporar a más personas y siempre Energía Austral me ha apoyando en todo. Es como un sueño tener una empresa y que haya gente que me apoye y que crea en lo que yo estoy haciendo”. Sonia Olavarría, participante del programa de Capacitación 2010.