Limes MD Cristiano Spillati and Limes MD for LATAM Martin Libra wrote an op-ed for Illuminem arguing that Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are the missing link in Chile's — and Latin America's — renewable energy transition.
Using Chile's February 2025 nationwide blackout as a starting point, they contend that generation alone is insufficient without storage to manage grid flexibility and reliability.
They highlight Limes's 500MW+ BESS development pipeline in Chile as evidence that large-scale storage is both technically feasible and economically compelling.
They argue that Chile's political stability, investor-friendly regulations, and world-class renewable resources make it ideally positioned to lead the region into a new era of clean, resilient power.