• Within the framework of Colombia's participation in CERAWeek, the world’s most important conference on energy, an agreement was announced between the Mayor of Barranquilla and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to develop the first offshore wind project in Latin America. The project, located in the waters of Barranquilla, will have an investment of US 1 billion, a generation capacity of 350 megawatts, and will allow the mitigation of 23 thousand tons of CO2 per year. For more information, see the following link.
• On March 18, at the Cartagena Refinery (Reficar), the first Ecopetrol electrolyzer in the country was put into operation,
which will allow the production of green Hydrogen. The pilot will run for the next three months and uses industrial water from the refinery to produce 20 kg of high-purity green hydrogen (99.999%) daily. This test will gather information on the operation, maintenance, reliability, and scalability of the technologies used. With this, Colombia sets the goal of consolidating itself as one of the most important hydrogen suppliers in Europe and the United States. For more information, see the following link.
Good news about Bogotá
• On March 15, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce signed, together with the National Government, the Bogotá Mayor's Office, the Government of Cundinamarca and Corferias, the Memorandum of Understanding through which the District of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Bogotá will be created. This District will have an area of more than 40,000 m2 and will begin operations at the beginning of 2026 in a strategic location for the city's innovation and business ecosystem. Its objective is to position Bogotá – Region as a hub for research, development, and innovation in the region. For more information, see the following link. • The President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, reiterated that the National Government would soon sign a financing agreement for the second line of the Bogotá Metro. For more information, see the following link. • Bogotá is the third city in Latin America to be accredited as a Smart Tourist Destination. This distinction is awarded by the State Society for the Management of Tourism Innovation and Technologies (SEGITTUR), an entity dependent on the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism. For more information, see the following link. • In 2021, Bogotá’s economy grew by 10.3%. This is the most significant annual growth in the last fifteen years. In addition, the increase compared to 2019, the pre-pandemic year, is 3.4%. For more information, see the following link. • Once more, Bogotá demonstrates at Expo Dubai that it is the city of business and entrepreneurship in Latin America. For more information, see the following link. • The most outstanding neurosurgeons in the world met in Bogotá during the XVII World Neurosurgery Congress. This edition, which is being held in a Latin American city for the third time in its history, brought together more than 1,500 health professionals from more than 90 countries worldwide and was held between March 13 and 18. For more information, see the following link. • 2021 was a historic year for capital raising by Bogota startups. During the last year, the startups of the Bogotá - Region carried out 115 operations which amounted to more than US$ 1,596 million, thus increasing 144% compared to the amount raised in 2020. These, which are equivalent to more than 70% of the national total, were concentrated in startups in the
