Uruguay opens hydrogen consulting tender

Uruguay is accepting bids until January 27 for green hydrogen-related consulting work, the energy ministry said in a release.

The government is seeking support in the creation of a strategic environmental evaluation process for associated projects. The call is linked to the country’s green hydrogen and derivatives roadmap.

Associated objectives of the winning party include evaluating environment-related risks. The bidding rules can be seen here (in Spanish).

Uruguay’s green hydrogen roadmap states that, by 2040, domestic production could reach 1Mt/y, requiring installation of 18GW of renewables capacity and 9GW of electrolyzers. A chief opportunity for Uruguay, which has ready access to biogenic carbon dioxide and a highly decarbonized power grid, lies in the sustainable aviation fuel market. 

According to energy ministry information, four publicly announced land-based e-fuels projects are in the development phase. These are HIF’s US$6bn Paysandú project (e-methanol for export), Enertrag’s US$628mn Tambor (e-methanol for export), Kahiros and H24U (both hydrogen for the local heavy transport sector).

Several solar PV plants planned for Paysandú – and which mention “green fuel” producers in their respective documentation – have entered the environmental review system. 

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