Gunmen Attack Chinese Hydro Plant in Chile: Rucalhue 2025

For decades there has been a territorial conflict in the area between large landowners, radical Mapuche groups and the State.

The government will file a criminal complaint for the attack on Central Rucalhue in the communes of Santa Barbara,...

The attack left two security guards injured and a total of 50 machinery completely burned.

The company concerned indicated that "the material damage is significant." CHINA. (RT en Español)- In the early morning of Sunday, a dozen armed and hooded subjects entered the area of construction of the Rucalhue hydroelectric power plant in Santa Bárbara, Bío Bío region, Chile, where they burned more than 50 vehicles. The event occurred close to [...]

La Moneda reacted to the request of the government of China, following the attack on the work of the Rucalhue hydroelectric power plant in Santa Bárbara, Region of the Biobío, where criminals destroyed more than 50 vehicles. It should be noted that the affected company, Rucalhue Energía SpA, is a subsidiary of the conglomerate “China International Water & Electric Corp CWE”, which motivated the reaction of the Asian country, according to BioBioC…

On Sunday morning, 12 armed hooded men broke into the Rucalhue hydroelectric power plant in Santa Bárbara (Biobío), maniacated the guards and burned 51 vehicles. The project, valued at US$350 million, belongs to Rucalhue Energía SpA, a subsidiary of the Chinese state conglomerate CWE. The initiative, which entered the Environmental Assessment System in 2013 and was approved in 2016, has since faced opposition from Mapuche-Pehuenche communities a…