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Post by scumbuster on Oct 24, 2023 17:14:45 GMT -5
Colombia eyes December launch for first-ever offshore wind tender CARTAGENA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Colombia hopes to launch its first-ever tender to license offshore wind blocks in December, Minister of Mines and Energy Andres Camacho said on Tuesday, adding that the ministry was analyzing more than 50 comments on a draft of the rules. In July, the ministry - then led by ex-Minister Irene Velez - said in a statement that tender documents for the bidding round would be ready in August. In September, however, the ministry delayed the process, saying it was working on finalizing the tender document. "We hope in December to be able to launch the tender and the process of assigning areas," Camacho told journalists on the sidelines of an industry forum in Cartagena organized by the private Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP). The government of President Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first leftist leader, has set its sights on weaning the country away from its dependency on hydrocarbons, in favor of renewable energy sources. Earlier in October, the ministry published a set of draft modifications to rules governing the process of awarding offshore wind blocks, which included rules that would force bidders to give an unspecified state company a stake in the developments. In September, three sources told Reuters that Colombia's government was looking to make majority state-run oil company Ecopetrol (ECO.CN) an obligatory partner for all offshore wind projects, without specifying how big any stake might be. While the government has not offered new oil and gas blocks, it is working to help oil and gas companies develop existing projects, Camacho said. www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/colombia-eyes-december-launch-first-ever-offshore-wind-tender-minister-2023-10-24/
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Post by daluz on Oct 24, 2023 21:02:21 GMT -5
So, forcing an oil company to pay for it. That'll make investors comfortable... socialism striking again, using other people's money. Be well.
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Post by timito on Oct 25, 2023 10:06:46 GMT -5
Yea, and a state-run oil company at that. We are all going to pay for Petro's virtue signalling green energy.
I don't know. Isn't something like 70% of Colombia's electricity hydroelectric? Can any other country in the world claim this?
Seems Colombia is already pretty green.
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Post by elexpatriado on Oct 26, 2023 8:10:36 GMT -5
Yea, and a state-run oil company at that. We are all going to pay for Petro's virtue signalling green energy. I don't know. Isn't something like 70% of Colombia's electricity hydroelectric? Can any other country in the world claim this? Seems Colombia is already pretty green. As long as water levels are high and celectrical consumption doesnt increase. I wonder which developed countries are supplying aid and financing to Colombias offshore wind developmenT?
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Post by timito on Oct 26, 2023 11:30:58 GMT -5
Looks like Petro is cozying-up with China. Probably end up being much more than just the Bogota metro. He wants China to buy more from Colombia to reduce the trade deficit. China also just upgraded its diplomatic status with Colombia.
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