Our history in Chile

From the first independent commercial representative to a global technology powerhouse
Milestones of business development
1907
Siemens-Schuckertwerke (SSW) 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 (S&H) signs an agency contract with Gildemeister & Co. Ltda., Santiago
1966
S&H 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
2012
Siemens receives first wind power order from Chile: the El Arrayán wind power plant with a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 MW
2012
From the world’s largest copper producer Codelco (Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile) Siemens secures an order to maintain and overhaul technical equipment in the Andina copper mine
2013
Siemens receives an order for the most important 500-kV transmission project in the country from InterChile – a subsidiary of ISA, Colombia’s state-owned power transmission company