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Print[Ferro-alloys.com]Global miner BHP Billiton has received approval to build a $400 million gas-fired power plant in northern Chile, a local media report said on Saturday.
BHP Billiton , which owns Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, had in November submitted a revised proposal for the plant, which originally would have burned coal.
Pablo Toloza of the regional government of Antofagasta told La Tercera newspaper the new project would have lower emissions and be more environmentally friendly.
"It is evident there has been a substantial improvement in the project," he said.
The project in Chile, which needs to ramp up energy output for its fast-growing economy even as many proposed projects face tougher reviews, would have generation capacity of up to 540 megawatts.
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