Grid connection to Paranal and Armazones

ESO has signed an agreement with the company Grupo SAESA to connect its sites at Cerro Paranal and Cerro Armazones to the Chilean electric power grid. The new connection will reduce costs and provide greater reliability and stability, as well as reduce the observatory’s carbon footprint.

This image shows the path of the grid connection from Paposo to Paranal and Armazones.