Vast majority of Chile's power is provided by natural gas, with only 2.4% being supplied by clean sources (hydro). In 2004, Argentina began reducing natural gas exports to Chile, and the country has been forced to increasingly rely on coal and diesel powered generation. Currently, the country has a 20MW wind farm, and is completing it's largest 46MW wind farm. An Irish company has inked a $1 billion deal to develop a 35MW to be completed in 2010, and Chile is announcing more plans to develop up to 850MW.

The Atacama Desert in Chile's extreme north could be a potential green hotspot as 350MW solar farms have been planned in 2 projects. Indications have shown Chile has the potential to produce 44,000MW of wind power and 37,000MW of solar energy.

Way to go for the region's strongest and most stable economy with robust GDP growth and some $23.5 billion in foreign currency reserves.

In light of these, Luna lights have been installed at Vitacurra located in Santiago Province in its efforts in going green. See video below and project photos here

It was a pleasant morning for me as I watched live telecast of the solar eclipse that took place in China. Certainly the Universe's nature beauty at its best!

You can watch a compilation of short clips from Sky News UK, Star News, CCTV, CNN below.