Ratings agency Fitch believes that Chilean energy companies will likely be able to absorb losses resulting from the earthquake and tsunami that hit the central-south region of Chile on February 27.
 
Industry profitability ratios, however, may be moderately affected during the next few quarters, the ratings agency said in a research note.
 

Chilean generator Endesa Chile's 128MW Bocamina I thermo plant will be offline for at least 60 days due to structural damage caused by the February 27 earthquake that rocked central and southern Chile, the generator said in a letter to the country's securities regulator.

Chile's state oil company Enap has sufficient fuel supply to last through March despite having to shut its Aconcagua and Bío Bío refineries after last week's 8.8 magnitude earthquake, mining minister Santiago González was quoted as saying in local press.

Chilean generator Colbún suffered only minor damages to its facilities from the massive earthquake that hit Chile last week and expects all repairs to be completed shortly, the company said in a statement to securities regulator SVS.
 

Chilean state oil company Enap's Aconcagua refinery should be back in operation within 10 days, but there is still no set timetable for the resumption of service at the Bío Bío refinery, an Enap spokesperson told BNamericas on Thursday.
 

Chilean power distributor Chilectra is bringing in help from affiliate companies in Peru (Edelnor), Brazil (Ampla and Coelce) and Colombia (Codensa) to help continue restoring power service in metropolitan Santiago after a massive earthquake damaged the country's grid late last week.
 

Chilean distributor Chilectra will reconnect 30,000 additional clients on Wednesday to have 93% of its clients in metropolitan Santiago with power service by the end of the day, the company said in a statement.
 

Arlington, VA, March 3, 2010 - The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today provided an update on its operations in Chile following the earthquake on February 27, 2010.  AES Gener, a 71 percent owned subsidiary of AES Corporation, continues to meet 100 percent of its current energy obligations in Chile.
 

BNamericas energy editor Nathan Crooks was interviewed on CTV's Canada AM about the ongoing relief effort on March 2.
 
Click here to watch the interview.

The Methane Allison Victoria LNG tanker docked on March 1 at Chile's GNL Quintero LNG regasification plant in central region V, a GNL Quintero spokesperson told BNamericas.
 
Erroneous reports emerged on Monday that operations had been suspended due to damage at the terminal's loading docks after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit central and southern Chile.