Colombian ministry says 9 firms interested in offshore wind project (updated)
29/10/2024 18:25
(Updates with details on companies, statement, COP16 summit in
paragraphs 3-6)
BOGOTA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's energy ministry
said on Tuesday it had received interest from seven foreign and
two local companies in an offshore wind power project and that
it expected formal bids within the first six months of 2025.
The companies include Colombian state oil firm Ecopetrol
ECO.CN and power firm Celsia CEL.CN , Spain's BlueFloat
Energy, Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Belgium's
Jan De Nul and DEME DEME.BR , China's PowerChina and China
Three Gorges 600905.SS and Britain's Dyna Energy, the ministry
said.
"The aim of this first round is to assign maritime areas
in which can be installed between 1,000 and 3,000 megawatts,"
the ministry said in a statement, in which it said a definitive
list of competent companies should be drawn up by December.
"This process would be the first in Latin America for
the generation of offshore wind power," it added.
Orlando Velandia, who heads the country's national
hydrocarbon agency ANH, said the interest demonstrated
confidence on the part of major international firms in
Colombia's energy transition.
Colombia will host the COP16 biodiversity summit in
Cali, where delegations are set to discuss national plans
to protect nature.
(Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Writing by Sarah Morland;
Editing by Paul Simao)
((sarah.morland@thomsonreuters.com;))