El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Installs Solar Panels for Clean Water System in Rural Chile

El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Installs Solar Panels for Clean Water System in Rural Chile

Chile solar panels for clean waterJanuary 30, 2020 - Minera El Abra recently helped nearby residents of Lasana receive cheaper clean water by donating a photovoltaic system that will help reduce residential electric bills.

The plant uses 20 solar panels, which is projected to reduce the electric bills of the residents of the rural town in the northern Antofagasta region of Chile by more than 50 percent.

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Photo:  El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, installed solar panels for a clean water system in rural Chile.