The National Fuel, Alcohol and Petroleum Administration (Ancap) launched a call to evaluate the number of companies interested in investing in the development of a liquid fuel logistics hub in the department of Maldonado.
The document published by the company establishes that the proposals to be considered may be from fossil fuels as sustainable, such as green hydrogen and its derivatives. This would mean a new opportunity for Ancap develop infrastructure for current hydrogen projects, but also for the development of new businesses.
In this sense, the publication aims to survey the number of companies interested in investing in the project, which could mean the opportunity for the state company to carry out new projects. business from its reception and analysis, although it is not obliged to end up carrying out a tender.
A location that favors logistics
The project would be carried out in the department of Maldonado, precisely in East Terminalan oil import and storage plant where the company receives a total of 1 million barrels every 20 days. The terminal has a total of 100 hectares available, to which is added the surface area of Ancap.
The location is connected by pipeline to the port area of Montevideo, where the state company has the refinery The tile and the fuel distribution center The Tabladawhich significantly improves its logistics for the project.
“These assets and the location of the terminal present additional logistics potential, which Ancap wants to develop and that is why this call for expressions of interest is being proposed,” states the document published by the state-owned company.
Another call to companies
In April of this year, Ancap The search for partners for a production project has begun Sustainable Jet Fuel (SAF) (the acronym in English), with an investment that could reach 200 million dollars.
The company has therefore invited potential investors, raw material suppliers and buyers of sustainable aviation fuel to submit expressions of interest.
This initiative, which foresees an investment of 200 million dollars, was given in the framework of the growth of Uruguay In terms of the renewable energy matrix, not only in terms of production to supply the domestic market – last year, 97.9% of its electricity was generated through renewable sources – but also thinking about exports with projects such as those related to green hydrogen.
In the case of SAF production, production would start at the end of 2026, while Ancap plans to close the tender for the basic engineering contract for the renewable jet fuel plant next Monday.
Source: Ambito
