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Alto Jahuel

Locality in Buin commune, in Chile's Metropolitan Region of Santiago.

On 17 September, Alto Jahuel featured as an earlier case in reporting on Chilean data-centre projects seeking environmental-review waivers.

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Key Question

Why are seven Chilean data-centre projects, including one at Alto Jahuel, seeking SEA review waivers?

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Chile data centres seek review waivers

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Background

Alto Jahuel is a locality in Buin commune, within Chile's Metropolitan Region of Santiago. Its identity is local and geographic, rather than that of the companies and regulators named in data-centre filings.

On 17 September, reporting on seven Chilean data-centre projects seeking rulings outside full environmental review referred to an earlier case at Alto Jahuel. The available evidence does not establish the operator, capacity, diesel-storage figure or regulatory outcome for the Alto Jahuel site.

The reference matters because Alto Jahuel appears in scrutiny of how data-centre proposals enter Chile's environmental-review system. The evidence supports no wider claim about the locality's role in that sector.

Common Questions
Where is Alto Jahuel, Chile?
Alto Jahuel is a locality in Buin commune, in Chile's Metropolitan Region of Santiago, known for vineyards including Viña Santa Rita's.Source: data-centres briefing
Why did a Chile data centre at Alto Jahuel seek an environmental review waiver?
It was one of seven Chilean data-centre projects that asked the Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental for a ruling placing them outside full environmental review, declaring diesel storage just under the tonnage that triggers a full review.Source: data-centres briefing
Which commune is Alto Jahuel in?
Alto Jahuel is in the commune of Buin in Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region.Source: https://www.subdere.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/inauguran-nueva-plaza-de-juegos-en-la-comuna-de-buin
What population did Alto Jahuel record in the 2002 census?
Chile's 2002 census recorded 5,415 residents in Alto Jahuel.Source: https://www.ine.gob.cl/docs/default-source/demografia-y-migracion/publicaciones-y-anuarios/otros-estudios/ine_ciudades-pueblos-aldeas-y-caserios-censo-2002_%282005%29.pdf