Mexico – Semarnat authorizes a $1,3 billion green hydrogen project, the first of its kind in Sinaloa
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The project will be located near the Topolobampo Wellness Development Hub in Sinaloa. Tango Solar plans to build, operate, and maintain a solar-powered green hydrogen plant with the capacity to produce up to 41,485 tons of hydrogen per year.
The Mexican Association of Hydrogen and Energy Transition (Amhte), said:
Tango Solar is positioned as the core of a strategic hub for the use and export of green hydrogen in the region, contributing to Mexico’s energy sovereignty and justice,
The approval was given within the framework of the preparation of the National Renewable Hydrogen Plan (H2R), by the Ministry of Energy (Sener), headed by Luz Elena González and with the technical and financial support of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Amhte.
Mexico still lacks a national strategy for renewable hydrogen, unlike other economies globally that are leading these types of projects to become exporters of this clean energy.
In recent days, Sener convened a Workshop for the Preparation of Mexico’s National Renewable Hydrogen Plan (H2R), with the participation of the National Energy Commission (CNAE), the Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (ASEA), Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE).
Green hydrogen is one of the solutions for decarbonizing intensive industrial sectors such as steel and cement production, and for producing low-emission synthetic fuels and ammonia, or as a fuel for heavy-duty and maritime transport.
The Tango Solar project will reduce dependence on fossil fuels, advance climate goals, and generate a positive socioeconomic impact through direct and indirect employment, as well as the revitalization of sustainable local value chains.
The president of Amhte, Israel Hurtado, explained that the potential market for clean hydrogen and its derivatives such as ammonia and methanol in Mexico amounts to 60 billion dollars, with investments estimated at over 23.353 billion dollars, distributed in 28 projects in different stages of planning and development.
Furthermore, it was explained that in the case of Pemex, its 2025-2035 Strategic Plan contemplates the production of blue decarbonized hydrogen or white hydrogen in deposits that contain large reserves, in order to replace the gray hydrogen currently used in refining processes.
For its part, CFE is exploring the possibility of blending green hydrogen with natural gas to generate electricity at its combined-cycle plants, adapting turbines already in operation.
Israel Hurtado emphasized that Mexico has a unique opportunity to become a continental leader in green hydrogen if the vision of the government, businesses, and academic institutions is aligned.
The president of the Mexican Association of Hydrogen and Energy Transition (Amhte), said:
The hydrogen value chain can generate jobs, investment, and technology, with a direct impact on communities and regions, in addition to positioning Mexico as a global benchmark in the fight against climate change and in the transition to cleaner energy,
Regarding the development of the National Renewable Hydrogen Plan, the association’s president said it is the first step toward positioning Mexico as a global benchmark in the energy transition.
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