- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Increases Use of Renewable Energy https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/198631?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/198631?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/198631?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Increases Use of Renewable Energy&body=ESG News from Freeport-McMoRan https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/198631?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Energy & Infrastructure](/categories/energy-infrastructure) # El Abra, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, Increases Use of Renewable Energy Aug 17, 2018 8:10 AM ET Campaign: [Freeport-McMoRan: Environment & Ecology](/news/campaign/freeport-mcmoran-environment-ecology) ![](https://3blcdn.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/2026-08/Plant_El_Abra_10_1786855012.jpg) El Abra operations is working to increase its percentage of renewable energy to reach the goal of 100% use of renewables by 2021. El Abra recently extended an energy supply contract that increases its use of renewable energy sources. The agreement with Engie Energía Chile is part of an energy transition process being developed in Chile to gradually replace coal-fueled power generation with renewable sources, achieving the objectives subscribed by Chile in the United Nations Paris Agreement and established in the country's national energy priorities. El Abra's commitment to environmental stewardship has won numerous accolades, including the 2016 National Environmental Award from the Recyclápolis Foundation for its part in a project that built Chile's first community hybrid power plant. The plant combines solar and wind energy with cogeneration, a system that delivers electricity and heat from a single source, to 150 families in the community of Ollagüe near the company's mining operations. To learn more about how Freeport-McMoRan [supports the communities in which it operates, please visit fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/sustainability/communities#community-investment). Please [see the 2017 Working Toward Sustainable Development Report](https://www.fcx.com/sites/fcx/files/documents/sustainability/wtsd_2017.pdf) for more information on all of their social, economic and environmental efforts. [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/Freeport-Logo-072618.jpg)](/profiles/freeport-mcmoran) ### More from Freeport-McMoRan ###### [PT Freeport Indonesia Wins National Award for Sustainable Business Practices](/news/pt-freeport-indonesia-wins-national-award-sustainable-business-practices) Jul 1, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [77 Receive Scholarships From Chile's Minera El Abra Indigenous Scholarship Program ](/news/77-receive-scholarships-chiles-minera-el-abra-indigenous-scholarship-program) Jun 17, 2022 2:00 PM ET ###### [PT Freeport Indonesia Repatriated 167 Turtles to Native Habitat](/news/pt-freeport-indonesia-repatriated-167-turtles-native-habitat) Jun 3, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [Freeport-McMoRan Named One of 100 Best Corporate Citizens in U.S.](/news/freeport-mcmoran-named-one-100-best-corporate-citizens-us) May 18, 2022 9:00 AM ET ###### [Minera El Abra Provides Support for Local Seafood Market](/news/minera-el-abra-provides-support-local-seafood-market) May 6, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [Freeport-McMoRan United Way Campaign Tops $10 Million](/news/freeport-mcmoran-united-way-campaign-tops-10-million) Apr 22, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [El Abra Heritage Funds Supports Chilean Artists and Public Art Works ](/news/el-abra-heritage-funds-supports-chilean-artists-and-public-art-works) Apr 8, 2022 8:30 AM ET ###### [Arizona Women Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses With Support of Freeport-McMoRan's DreamBuilder Program](/news/arizona-women-entrepreneurs-grow-their-businesses-support-freeport-mcmorans-dreambuilder) Mar 25, 2022 11:45 AM ET