The Colombian Ministry of Energy says nine companies are interested in the offshore wind project

The Colombian energy ministry announced on Tuesday that seven foreign companies and two local ones had expressed interest in a project to build offshore wind farms and expected to receive formal bids by the first half of 2025.

According to the ministry, these companies include Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol, power firm Celsia and Spain's BlueFloat Energy. They also include Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and DEME from Belgium, China's PowerChina, China Three Gorges, and Britain's Dyna Energy.

The ministry stated in a press release that the first round was to determine which maritime areas could be used for installations between 1,000 and 3,00 megawatts. A definitive list of companies with expertise should be compiled by December.

It added that "this process would be the very first of its kind in Latin America" for offshore wind energy generation.

Orlando Velandia of Colombia's National Hydrocarbon Agency ANH said that the interest showed confidence on the part major international companies in Colombia's energy transformation.

The COP16 biodiversity conference will be held in Cali. Delegations are expected to discuss plans for protecting nature. (Reporting and writing by Luis Jaime Acosta, Sarah Morland, and Paul Simao).

(source: Reuters)