After a technical visit to the construction site, President Gustavo Petro praised the possibility of producing, starting in April of next year, 800 tons annually of the aforementioned chemical element thanks to this infrastructure and through a solar farm already inaugurated at the Cartagena Refinery.
“Green hydrogen is a gas that can be combined and transported through natural gas pipelines and could allow us, in more advanced phases, to export clean energy via ships filled with ammonia to Europe, the United States, and China, and would also facilitate the production of green urea for Colombian crops,” the president emphasized.
He celebrated the progress of the state-owned company Ecopetrol in the energy transition, although he lamented that, due to an existing law, the company is still prevented from generating electricity.
Despite this being a priority, reforming the regulation depends entirely on Congress.
He stated, however, that “Ecopetrol as a whole must achieve a change in the law that allows for electricity generation for sale to the public.”
With a capacity of five megawatts to produce 800 tons of energy annually, its operation will allow for the production of high-quality green hydrogen, which will be used in hydrotreating processes.
This will help on reducing carbon footprint of fuels and contribute to the country’s energy security.
The generated chemical element will be integrated into the current capacity of the Cartagena refinery to hydrotreat fuels, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by up to 7,700 tons.
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