Bachelet's Berkeley Speech

It was promising to see the Webcast of President Bachelet's speech at Berkeley this week. Not only did she recognise Chile's dependence of up to 70% on foreign energy resources, but she highlighted the need to meet future demand through renewable resources. In particular mining, as a large consumer of energy should be the target of local renewable supply initiatives.

Bachelet's speech makes clear her administration's desire to aim for a 15% renewable energy contribution to the country's energy needs. The Berkely visit focused on solar energy and collaboration between Chile and the State of California, a leader in renewable energy.

More on www.chilecentral.cl