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Siemens in Chile

1907

Siemens-Schuckertwerke and Saavedra, Bénard & Co. establish a branch office in Valparaiso under the name Siemens-Schuckert Ltd. (SSL).

1908

SSL is named sole agent for Telefunken in Chile and Bolivia, serving in this capacity until 1909

1912

SSL moves its main office to Santiago de Chile.

1913

SSL wins the contract to build the hydroelectric power plant on Laguna Nagra.

1921

The company is renamed Siemens-Schuckert, Ltda. Cia. de Electricidad, Santiago.

1923

A new office is opened in Iquique.

1949

Siemens & Halske signs an agency contract with Gildemeister & Co. Ltda., Santiago.

1966

Siemens receives an order from the Chilean post office to supply teleprinters and telex transmission equipment.

1972

The Chilean state development company Corporación de Fomento (Corfo) takes over 81 percent of Gildemeister’s share capital.

1978

Siemens is involved in the construction of a 220-kV overhead line in Chile.

1981

As a supplier for a project to equip two hydroelectric power plants, Siemens delivers four generators and the entire electrical equipment.

1982

The Siemens unit at Gildemeister is reorganized to form the agency Ingeneria Eléctrica (INGELSAC).

1988

Siemens supplies the motors for the two largest ore tube mills in the world, at a copper mine in northern Chile.

1996

Founding of a regional company in Chile, with headquarters in Santiago.

2002

Siemens delivers enormous ring motors for iron ore mills in Chile

2006

As the most important partner of the Metro de Santiago S.A. rail authority, Siemens wins contracts to provide the entire power supply system as well as the communications and train radio system for selected metro lines

2007

An order is received from Chile’s power utility Southern Cross to deliver a high-performance turbine that can be operated with natural gas or liquid fuels