ACERA

What ACERA does

ACERA A.G. (Asociación Chilena de Energías Renovables y Almacenamiento) is a Chilean non-profit trade association founded in 2003 and headquartered in Providencia, Santiago. It represents over 150 member companies across the full renewable energy and storage value chain, including project developers, power generators, and product and service providers operating in solar PV, wind, hydroelectric, and battery storage. The organization is structured as an "Asociación Gremial" (trade association) under Chilean law and operates with a small secretariat of 11–50 employees.

ACERA's core offering is not a commercial product but a portfolio of member services: policy advocacy with the Ministry of Energy and the National Electrical Coordinator, six active technical committees, an annual Encounter of Renewable Energies and Storage drawing 750+ attendees, regular newsletters, statistical publications, and an interactive project map platform (mapa.acera.cl). It produces substantive research outputs including annual reports, territorial management studies, a zero-emissions trajectory study for the national electrical system, and a 2026 technical-regulatory compilation on Grid-Forming installations. The association engages internationally through partnerships with BSW-Solar (Germany), GWEC, GIZ (IKI JET Programme), OLADE, and Fundación Chile, and domestically with entities such as ANESCO and MERIC.

The revenue model is subscription/recurring, generated through membership dues paid by 150+ corporate members; the association does not sell commercial products or services. Go-to-market combines community-led (association representation), event-driven (annual encounter, international forums), and sales-led (direct member recruitment) motions. Quantified industry outcomes include Chile reaching 66.5% renewable electricity in 2025, 11.7 GW of installed solar PV, and 1.5 GW operational / 6.8 GW under-construction battery storage, against which ACERA positions itself as the primary coordination body for the country's energy transition.

Name

ACERA

Legal name

Asociación Chilena de Energías Renovables y Almacenamiento A.G.

Website

https://acera.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACERA A.G. (Asociación Chilena de Energías Renovables y Almacenamiento) is a Chilean non-profit trade association founded in 2003 that represents over 150 renewable energy and storage companies, providing policy advocacy, technical committees, research, and industry events to advance Chile's energy transition.

Ownership category

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Product category

Renewable Energy Industry Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

PPA Origination, Advisory & Contract Management (Negotiation, Credit, Settlements) (EUAGADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) & Due Diligence (BPAHAJAB)

Keywords

• Renewable energy association
• Energy storage advocacy
• Industry policy advocacy
• Clean energy networking
• Energy industry events

Headquarters

HQ city

Providencia

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ACERA generates revenue through membership fees from its 150+ member companies including developers, generators, and providers of products and services across the renewable energy and storage value chain.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ACERA is a Chilean renewable energy and storage trade association (Asociación Gremial) that represents over 150 member companies across the entire value chain, including developers, generators, and product/service providers. The association delivers policy advocacy, six active technical committees, an interactive Project Map data platform, the annual Encounter of Renewable Energies and Storage, statistical data services, and industry research publications. Revenue is generated through membership fees paid by corporate members in Chile's renewable energy and storage industry.

Product overview

ACERA A.G. (Asociación Chilena de Energías Renovables y Almacenamiento) is the Chilean Renewable Energy and Storage Association, a gremial body representing over 150 member companies across the entire value chain of the renewable energy and energy storage industry in Chile. The association does not offer a unified software product but provides a portfolio of services including research publications (such as the Grid-Forming regulatory compilation, territorial management studies, and zero-emissions pathways studies), a project map platform, six active technical committees, an annual encounter and regional events, statistical data services, and a newsletter. These offerings support industry advocacy, knowledge dissemination, and collaborative development of renewable energy and storage policy in Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Map (Mapa de Proyectos) Interactive geographic data platform displaying renewable energy and storage projects across Chile, providing project visualization for member developers, generators, service providers, and the broader industry.
• Annual Encounter of Renewable Energies and Storage (Encuentro Anual) Flagship annual industry event bringing together 750+ attendees including government authorities, industry experts, and member companies to discuss renewable energy and storage development in Chile. Includes the annual Encuentro and regional events.
• Technical Committees (Comités Técnicos) Six active specialized working groups providing ACERA members with exclusive forums to address industry challenges, develop technical proposals, and coordinate positions on grid integration, storage, regulation, and energy transition policy.
• ACERA Statistics (Estadísticas) Centralized statistical data service and industry metrics portal covering renewable energy generation, capacity additions, curtailment figures, and storage deployment statistics in Chile for member companies and industry stakeholders.
• Grid-Forming Technical-Regulatory Compilation Technical-regulatory compilation document systematizing the main normative, technical, and operational antecedents related to Grid-Forming installations connected to Chile's National Electrical System (SEN), including Resolution Exenta CNE N°45/2026, the IBR Technical Annex, the Robustness Analysis Study, Ordinary Offices N°328 and N°337, and verification guides. For member companies and the broader industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• 66.5% of Chile's electricity from renewable sources in 2025, up from 56% in 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundación ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026ACERA and Fundación Chile signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen technical-professional talent development for the energy transition. The partnership supports the eNOVA program, reaching 30 schools in the Metropolitan Region, training 100 teachers and 800 students in solar energy, distributed generation, and energy efficiency.
• GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ACERA participated in the IKI JET Capacity Building Programme 2026 organized by GIZ in Germany, joining delegations from nine countries to analyze energy transition experiences in regions historically linked to coal.
• BSW-Solar (German Solar Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2025ACERA strengthened its alliance for the energy transition by signing an agreement with BSW-Solar at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2025 (BETD). The partnership aims to promote knowledge exchange, best practices, and collaborative initiatives between the Chilean and German solar industries.
• MERICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACERA and MERIC signed an alliance to promote the development of Marine Energy in Chile, supporting research and development in ocean energy technologies.
• ANESCOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACERA and ANESCO signed a collaboration agreement to promote energy efficiency as a fundamental contribution to emissions reduction.
• GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACERA and GWEC signed a collaboration agreement for networking and knowledge exchange regarding regional energy transition.
• OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACERA's Executive Director met with OLADE's Executive Secretary to promote a joint agenda for the electrification of the Chilean economy based on renewables and storage.
• JPMorganChaseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJPMorganChase provides support to Fundación Chile for the eNOVA program that ACERA partners with, targeting technical skill development for the energy transition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BSW-Solar (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft): Germany's national solar industry association and a confirmed ACERA partner. Operates the same trade-association model for the solar value chain and signed a knowledge-exchange alliance with ACERA at BETD 2025.
• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC): International trade association for the wind energy sector and a confirmed ACERA partner. Provides a direct peer benchmark for ACERA's advocacy, technical committee, and international positioning activities.
• Clean Energy Council (Australia): Australian national clean energy industry association. Operates a similar membership-based model with policy advocacy, technical standards, and industry events, making it a close functional peer to ACERA in a different national market.
• Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA): National trade association for wind, solar, and energy storage in Canada. Closely analogous to ACERA in representing the full renewable and storage value chain with policy advocacy and technical engagement.

Broad incumbents

• SolarPower Europe: European solar industry association serving a much broader multi-country membership base. Comparable trade-association structure and policy-advocacy model, providing a benchmark for ACERA's potential scale and international engagement.
• American Clean Power (ACP): Leading US clean energy trade association representing wind, solar, storage, and transmission developers. Direct functional analog in a larger market, with comparable advocacy, technical committee, and event-driven member engagement.

Regional players

• ABSOLAR (Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar): Brazilian solar energy industry association and one of the largest national solar trade bodies in Latin America. Comparable renewable-energy advocacy and industry representation model in a larger regional market.
• CADER (Cámara Argentina de Energías Renovables): Argentine chamber of renewable energies, operating as a national industry body for renewable energy companies in a neighboring Latin American market. Direct structural analog to ACERA in a comparable emerging-market renewable context.
• OLADE (Organización Latinoamericana de Energía): Latin American Energy Organization and a confirmed ACERA partner. Operates regionally across multiple Latin American countries on renewable energy and electrification advocacy, overlapping directly with ACERA's regional positioning work.
• SER Colombia (Asociación de Energías Renovables de Colombia): Colombian renewable energy industry association operating in a neighboring Latin American market. Same gremial/trade-association model as ACERA with policy advocacy and technical committee work in a comparable regulatory environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ACERAAG
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCx22b-Ib3vu5k51y5P_P6eg
• Facebookfacebook.com/acera.cl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asociacion-chilena-de-energias-renovables-acera-a-g-?originalSubdomain=cl
• Instagraminstagram.com/acera.ag/?hl=es-la

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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