By Esther Obriem
(BrasilEnergia) Companies interested in participating in Colombia’s offshore wind energy auction will be able to send documents for the pre-qualification phase in October of this year. The result of the auction is expected to be announced in August 2025.
The head of regulatory and business affairs at Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, Juan Carlos Bedoya, explained to BrasilEnergia that studies of the auctioned areas will begin in December of next year. This morning (18), he participated in the second day of South America Offshore Wind, held in Rio de Janeiro. Companies have about eight years to study the areas and decide whether or not they are interested in developing the projects. After the analysis phase, they will have a 30-year maritime concession, which can be renewed for another 15 years. It is worth remembering that the auction was announced last year and the deadlines for the process were extended to keep up with changes in the industrial sector. The country has the potential to reach 3 GW by 2040 and 9 GW by 2050.
A World Bank calculation shows that Colombia could reach 50 GW in offshore wind projects, with the expectation of attracting investments of approximately US$27 billion. Bedoya highlighted that one of the challenges faced by the country is the integration of offshore wind projects with the transmission system. According to him, the country does not have a “robust” substation on the coast to serve the system.
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