• With a focus on promoting opportunities in infrastructure and critical minerals, the roadshow organized by InvestChile will begin next week with events in London, Paris, Zurich, Berlin, Milan, Rome, and Madrid. A delegation of Chilean authorities will participate in the roadshow, which will include more than 40 activities with around 300 business leaders and investors.

London will be the first stop of InvestChile Week Europe, a multi-sectoral investment promotion roadshow featuring 40 activities across seven cities in six European countries from June 9 to 19. Various Chilean authorities will participate in different segments of the roadshow, including Minister of Public Works, Jessica López; Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Juan Carlos Muñoz; Undersecretary of Mining, Suina Chahuán; Undersecretary of Public Works, Danilo Núñez; representatives from the General Directorate of Concessions; and InvestChile Director, Karla Flores. Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau, will also participate remotely in a virtual meeting.

The goal of the roadshow—which includes a series of business meetings and engagements with around 300 high-level representatives of local companies in London, Paris, Berlin, Zurich, Milan, Rome, and Madrid—is to position Chile as a strategic hub in Latin America for foreign investment in high-potential projects and cutting-edge sectors, including the green hydrogen, lithium, and electromobility industries, as well as a public infrastructure concession portfolio exceeding US$7.8 billion through 2026.

InvestChile Director, Karla Flores, emphasized that Chile has attracted the attention of foreign companies thanks to the country’s public policies supporting the development of industries such as green hydrogen, critical minerals, electromobility, urban transportation, and digital infrastructure. “European companies are highly interested in the progress of our development plans for the lithium industry, learning more about the projects in our concession system, and exploring the investment opportunities Chile offers. This is also a chance for them to speak directly with government representatives. Over the coming days, we’ll engage with the corporate headquarters of firms already operating in Chile—many of which are considering expanding their operations—as well as with new companies looking to develop projects in Chile, contributing not only capital, but also technology, R&D, and job creation,” Flores said.

InvestChile Week is part of the agency’s efforts to increase investment from European Union countries, which currently accounts for 23.6% of Chile’s total foreign direct investment (FDI) stock. As a whole, the EU is the largest foreign investor in Chile, followed by Canada (14.0%) and the United States (10.1%). The largest European investments in Chile are concentrated in the energy, financial services, and transportation (concessions) sectors, with a strong focus on renewable energy.

Sector-specific opportunities

In the energy sector, Chile is seeking new partners in Europe to help achieve its goal of becoming the world’s lowest-cost green hydrogen producer by 2030 and one of the top three exporters globally by 2040. The scale and scope of potential projects present opportunities in areas from financing to suppliers, with estimated investments reaching up to US$330 billion by 2050.

In mining, the country is looking to capitalize on its exceptional conditions for the development of the critical minerals industry—such as copper and lithium, which are considered vital for global decarbonization—as it has some of the world’s largest reserves of these elements.

In public works, InvestChile and the Ministry of Public Works will present the new “Public Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Portal”, a digital tool designed to give international investors streamlined access to key project information and documentation for public infrastructure projects that will be tendered between now and March 2026.

In transportation, the Chilean delegation will promote railway and urban transport projects, as well as the international tender for works required in the San Antonio Outer Port project (also known as the San Antonio megaport). These works include road and rail infrastructure, breakwater construction, and basin dredging. The total cost is estimated at US$1.5 billion, to be financed by the port, and includes environmental mitigation and compensation measures.