Nine companies, seven foreign and two Colombian, submitted accreditation documents to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) of Colombia as compliance with the first stage of the process of enabling the first Round of offshore wind energy .
This stage constitutes one of the most important milestones of this first process, as it allows the Government to determine which national and/or foreign companies with experience in the development of offshore energy projects and in non-conventional renewable energy sources (NCRES), would submit bids and thus obtain the allocation of permits for their development.
These projects will be carried out mainly in shallow and deep water maritime zones of the departments of Atlántico, Bolívar, southern Magdalena and northern Sucre.
The final list of qualified companies is expected by December of this year, and it will be announced which companies could submit their concrete bids in the first half of 2025. The companies that submitted their qualification documents are as follows:
- BlueFloat Energy (Spain)
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (Denmark)
- Jan de Nul (Belgium)
- DEME (Belgium)
- Powerchina (China)
- China Three Gorges Corporation (China)
- Dyna Energy (United Kingdom)
- Ecopetrol (Colombia)
- Celsia (Colombia)
The Minister of Mines and Energy, Andrés Camacho , stated: “We are making successful progress in this first step towards making offshore wind energy a reality, which propels us as leaders in the region in terms of energy transition.” Vice Admiral John Fabio Giraldo Gallo, Director General of Maritime Affairs, affirmed: “The interest shown by major companies developing these world-class projects demonstrates the high technical quality of the information provided to them, as well as the legal certainty promoted by our regulations, which will surely culminate successfully for the benefit of the country's energy matrix. ”
For his part, the president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency, Orlando Velandia, stated: "This first result demonstrates the investor confidence in the country on the part of these important companies worldwide and their strong commitment to supporting the Colombian energy transition, the major energy initiative of this government."
The coordinated work between the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the General Maritime Directorate and the ANH has resulted in this important achievement to advance the Energy Transition, the great commitment of the Colombian government.