Colombian President Gustavo Petro
Colombia looks to assert green hydrogen dominance
Government backing and vast renewable resources underpin Latin American country’s ambitions to be major exporter
Colombia’s vast natural resources and strategic location, combined with favourable government policy, could soon transform the country into a globally competitive green hydrogen exporter and domestic production hub. By 2030, the government aims to build 1–3GW of green electrolysis capacity at a production cost of $1.7/kg of green hydrogen. A 2023 analysis supported by the German government found that only the Rio Grande do Norte region of northern Brazil has better global resource potential. “According to the International Renewable Energy Agency [IRENA], Colombia is expected to have the world's fourth-lowest hydrogen production cost by 2050, behind only China, Chile and Morocco,” said Ben
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