According to Ricardo Roa, the figure doubles the average of 80 billion they contributed in previous administrations.
In the Energy and Transformation Forum for Colombia: Petroleum, Gas and Energy Transition, Ricardo Roa, president of Ecopetrol, announced that the company will transfer about 180 billion pesos to La Nación during the current government.
The figure more than duplicates the average of $ 80 billion contributed in previous administrationsand becomes one of the highest fiscal milestones in the history of the company.
Roa stressed that these resources come from the traditional oil and gas operation, which remains the basis for financing the energy transition. “The main business is not only what today provides the income that allows us to sustain the company, It is the one that guarantees that the transition is financed, ”he said.
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Change in Plan 2040
The manager explained that Ecopetrol introduced a turn into the 2040 strategic plan, in which natural gas became the center of the transition.
As he said, The bet is to ensure the supply of this energy in the country and, at the same time, strengthen income that allows the development of new clean sources to be accelerated.
“The gas today is the heart of our plan around 2040, because it is the energy transition that ensures reliability while we advance in renewables, hydrogen and sustainable fuels,” said Roa.
Another of the ads was related to the renewable generation. While the initial goal set for 2030 was to reach 900 megawatts, Ecopetrol It already exceeds 1,300 megawatts installed in 2025 and projects to close this government with more than 3,300.
“We are quadruplying the original renewable goal, Which means that the future of Ecopetrol is built with concrete facts in clean energy, ”said the president of the company.
The advance also includes green hydrogen projects, with the first 5 megawatt electrolyzer that will enter into operation in Cartagena in December, and will be the largest in Latin America.
Roa insisted that Ecopetrol cannot abandon the production of hydrocarbons, because from there come the resources that allow investing in energy transition. Nevertheless, He stressed that the company is already showing tangible results in clean energy and that the combination of these two lines will be the key to the future of the business group.
“This government will close with the greatest fiscal contributions in our history and with accelerated advances in renewable energies. That is the balance we are showing the country,” he concluded.
Source: Integrated information system
