energybuyer
1 month ago
Despite Colombiaโs significant natural resources, it has had a gas deficit for at least eight years. According to official data, in 2022 Colombia had 2.81 trillion cubic feet of confirmed gas reserves, which were anticipated to last 7.2 years. These figures are lower than those collected a year earlier, when reserves were at 3.1 trillion cubic feet and anticipated to last eight years. In the last 15 years, Colombiaโs gas reserves have decreased by 55 percent
Gators12
2 months ago
We see opportunities to channel funding from multilateral banks and international cooperation organizations. We also see opportunities in certain public funds available in the country to support such initiatives, and we believe there's room to enhance tax incentives for hydrogen projects in Colombia.
Green, blue and white hydrogen projects already benefit from tax incentives, but thereโs potential to deepen and extend these incentives to hydrogen derivatives. Thus, we envision three main paths: accessing international funding, utilizing public resources, and improving tax incentives.
Gators12
2 months ago
Despite ongoing challenges, Colombia is on track to have at least 1GW of electrolysis capacity for green hydrogen production by the end of the decade, according to the Andi-Naturgas hydrogen chamber.
In this, the second of a two-part interview, the chamber's executive director, Karen Peralta, tells BNamericas why the future is bright for the nascent sector. The first part of the interview can be seen here.
BNamericas: How are the projects currently in development being financed, and how do you see the financing landscape for the sector in the coming years? Will there be enough support from banks, private equity and the government to ensure that the sector grows as expected?
Peralta: At the moment, the projects developed in Colombia โ mainly pilot projects โ are funded through companies' own resources and some incentives from the science, technology and innovation system, as these projects are research-oriented. Industrial-scale projects currently lack external financing and rely solely on corporate resources.
Gators12
4 months ago
ago. Susana Muhamad, Colombiaโs environment minister, said in an interview during New York Climate Week that she will make the plan public at an economic fair on Oct. 2. She hopes that as much as $10 billion will come from international financial institutions and developed countries.โAll of this is a huge economic transformation,โ Muhamad said. โThe portfolio of investments is around developing sectors that we think could start replacing oil revenues.โ She added that the money will go to nature-based climate solutions, clean energy and electrification of transport, as well as projects that improve agricultural practices and protect biodiversity.
energybuyer
4 months ago
But current contracts will be respected, the energy ministry said in a statement.
"The 330 contracts for exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons in Colombia will be respected," the statement said, adding that oil production has been rising since the new government took office, reaching as much as 779,000 barrels per day.
Of 207 exploration contracts, 117 are active, the ministry said.
"We want to reactivate the remainder to have those resources and take advantage of them correctly," said energy minister Irene Velez in the statement. "We have important gas resources in the Colombian Caribbean which potentially could become reserves and significantly increase the country's horizon of self-sufficiency
energybuyer
4 months ago
BOGOTA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - A court in Colombia has ordered the country's majority state-owned energy company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN), opens new tab and Brazilian partner Petrobras (PETR4.SA), opens new tab to halt activities at the Uchuva-2 offshore gas well.
In a court order dated Sept. 11, a judge said activities at the well, on the Tayrona block in Colombia's Caribbean, must stop after the companies failed to properly consult a local Indigenous community about the operation