CEO Interviews

June 4th, 2025 – In Cleaning Up, a podcast hosted by Michael Liebreich — founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance — Antonio Cammisecra shared ContourGlobal’s strategic evolution.
He spoke about the company’s coal exit (e.g. Sochagota plant divestment in Colombia), the transformation of Bulgarian assets with solar and battery storage, and investment in hydrogen technologies.
Cammisecra defended renewables against criticism following blackouts, arguing that grid reliability hinges on regulation and system architecture.
He raised concerns about AI-driven electricity demand, advocating for a smarter, more decentralized grid.
Antonio joined Michael to explore how to build resilience and security in renewable-heavy grids, how ContourGlobal’s battery systems deliver solar at night, and why grids worldwide are struggling under growing demand.

June 4th, 2025 – In his interview with Avvenire, Antonio Cammisecra, CEO of ContourGlobal, stressed the critical role of long duration storage in enabling a resilient and decarbonized power system.
He highlighted the Quillagua project inaugurated in Chile, a solar plant coupled with 6.5-hour batteries, capable of supplying 100% solar power during night-time hours.
He explained how long-duration storage tackles peak evening demand and stabilizes the grid. Cammisecra also called for removing ideological and bureaucratic barriers to speed up the energy transition across Italy and globally.

April 10th, 2025 – In an exclusive interview with the italian financing media outlet Milano Finanza, ContourGlobal CEO Antonio Cammisecra outlines the company’s strategic acceleration in green investments across Chile and Italy. In Chile, ContourGlobal has launched Quillagua, the country’s largest solar-plus-storage facility, delivering energy well into the night thanks to long-duration batteries. Cammisecra describes this model as scalable globally and emblematic of the next major shift in power generation. Meanwhile, in Italy, the company is undertaking a repowering plan for 35 solar plants, aiming to boost installed capacity and achieve a 97% recycling rate for decommissioned modules.

April 4th, 2025 – Antonio Cammisecra, CEO of ContourGlobal, in an interview with journalist Karen Peña from Diario Financiero during the inauguration of the largest solar-plus-battery storage (BESS) plant in Latin America, located in Quillagua, Chile, addressed several key aspects related to the benefits of new technologies in the energy sector. He particularly emphasized how combining solar plants with battery storage systems helps overcome the typical intermittency challenge of solar energy, allowing electricity to be fed into the grid even during nighttime hours or periods without sunlight. Cammisecra pointed out that such a model is crucial to promoting the integration of renewables into power grids, especially in a country like Chile, which boasts exceptional solar resources. Among the benefits he mentioned are greater grid flexibility, lower operational costs, and improved energy stability. He also highlighted how the ongoing decrease in storage technology costs will make renewable energy increasingly competitive, both in the Chilean market and worldwide.

March 5th, 2025 – In an exclusive interview with PeakLoad, Antonio Cammisecra, CEO of ContourGlobal, discussed the company’s expansion strategy into European renewable markets, focusing on the U.K., Germany, and Greece. The company is looking to acquire renewable energy projects in Greece and battery, wind, solar, and gas peaker projects in the U.K., while in Germany, due to a depressed return market, it will focus on building a diversified Power-to-X, energy storage, and data center platform. ContourGlobal is also advancing the repowering of its existing assets in Italy and Austria, with plans to develop additional renewable capacity. Cammisecra emphasized the progress of the company’s coal exit strategy, with the sale of the Sochagota coal plant in Colombia expected soon. The company is also converting its coal-fired plants into battery storage and solar facilities.

November 26th, 2024 – ContourGlobal, Spain’s leading operator of solar thermal power plants, has placed the country at the center of its growth strategy, planning to invest €5.8 billion by 2030, with approximately 10% of this amount allocated to Spain. The company, owned by the KKR fund, aims to add over 4 GW of new capacity, focusing on photovoltaic solar, battery storage, and onshore wind, along with 1 GW of gas, to build a total portfolio of 10 GW.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Spanish newspaper El Economista, CEO Antonio Cammisecra highlights the need for a more favorable regulatory framework to facilitate investments in storage systems for solar thermal plants without losing regulated compensation.

At the same time, the company is advancing the repowering of 35 photovoltaic plants in Italy, increasing efficiency by 43% without expanding land use.

Finally, the interview mentions that ContourGlobal was preparing for the sale of the Sochagota power plant in Colombia, which was completed in the first quarter of 2025. This milestone underscores the company’s commitment to phasing out coal-fired power generation well before 2027 and accelerating the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable portfolio, primarily based on renewable energy.

November 12th, 2024 – In this exclusive interview with the Italian energy-focused publication Quotidiano Energia, ContourGlobal CEO Antonio Cammisecra outlines the company’s growth strategy in the renewable energy sector and Italy’s key role in its future plans. Operating in 20 countries with 5.6 GW of installed capacity, ContourGlobal aims to invest $5.8 billion to develop 5 GW of new capacity by 2030, shifting its energy mix increasingly toward renewables.

In Italy, the company plans to develop at least 1 GW over the next six years through greenfield projects, co-development, and the repowering of existing plants. Battery storage is another key focus, with 500 MW already in advanced stages for the Macse auctions, alongside potential acquisitions and partnerships in the hydropower sector.

Cammisecra expresses concerns over Italian regulations, warning that they could slow down investments, and stresses the need for a more agile and competitive market. On industry representation, he calls for Elettricità Futura to give greater voice to independent investors, fostering constructive dialogue to accelerate the energy transition.