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Chile's new Electricity Tariff Protection Law introduces sweeping changes to the country's power sector, including voluntary PPA renegotiations, expansion of the Tariff Stabilization Fund, and enhanced supply security measures. What do these regulatory amendments mean for electricity distribution, transmission processes, and the financing of tariff normalization balances?

As the world increasingly turns its focus toward green energy, Chile's pivotal role as a global leader in lithium becomes ever more significant.

Changes to Chile's mining legal framework over the past four decades have been rare and modest.

Chile not only possesses the world's largest lithium reserves but also has unique advantages that should position it as a global leader in lithium production.

Since the 1990s, Latin American states have sought to attract large-scale foreign investment by implementing specific policies and regulatory regimes aimed at attracting investors from abroad.

On April 20, 2023, Chile's president, Gabriel Boric announced Chile's new policy on the extraction and production of lithium, the "National Lithium Strategy" (the "Strategy") (speech available here).