...The electricity sector in Chile (A¡Stable) is one of the most resilient sectors in the country during the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic fallout. Fitch Ratings expects the pandemic to moderately affect overall revenues and leverage metrics. Most electric corporates in Chile have sufficient leverage headroom and liquidity to absorb shocks. Chilean generation companies' (GenCos) performance was in line with Fitch's third-quarter 2020 (3Q20) projections made after the coronavirus outbreak. Overall revenues declined 4%, on average, for the first nine months of 2020 (9M20), compared with the same period of 2019 for AES Gener S.A. (BBB¡/Stable), Colbun S.A. (BBB+/Stable) and Engie Energia Chile S.A. (BBB+/Stable). Enel Chile S.A. (A¡/Stable) reported a 2.4% increase in energy generation revenues. Aggregate EBITDA declined between 3%¡4% in 9M20 for Colbun and Engie Chile, primarily due to lower regulated energy sales, offset by lower energy supply costs. Enel Chile's EBITDA contracted...
