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I dont think its so much wanting to go renewable power but more so the metrics are forcing it to look this way;

Chile


Gas - cheap capex but mostly imported and expensive fuel cost
Coal - ditto
Nuclear - expensive, unpopular and long lead time
Hydro - available, some nimby issues
Solar/Wind - available, expensive, not baseload
Shallow Geothermal - available and baseload, more expensive capex compared to coal/gas but low opex and can be closer to remote mines than coastal installations at some locations.
Neighbours - moderately unfriendly regarding power and water exports to chile.

Peru could be somewhat similar but not as critical as Chile with increase in gdp output and mining production.

http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/03/23/chile-goes-atomic-why-the-japan-of-the-americas-still-wants-nuclear-energy/