# President of Chile inaugurates Atacama desalination plant

The Atacama desalination plant, designed and built by GS Inima and Claro Vicuña Valenzuela, was inaugurated by the President of Chile. The project involved an investment of close to $100 million and created over 500 direct jobs during construction.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-01-12
- Where: Atacama region, Chile, Chile
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: 12 Jan 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,200 liters per second
- Products: desalinated drinking water
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GS Inima](https://endata.com/companies/30603.md) (partner)
- [Claro Vicuña Valenzuela](https://endata.com/companies/60320.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [inima.com](https://inima.com/en/the-president-of-chile-inaugurates-the-atacama-desalination-plant/), 2022-01-12: "What we are seeing here is a milestone that is going to mark a fundamental change."

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