The governments of Uruguay and Argentina are trying to contain tensions surrounding the green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant that HIF Global plans to build in the Uruguayan department of Paysandú, on the Uruguay river, after a statement by President Yamandú Orsi drew three consecutive denials from the Argentine side. The project, valued at some 5.4 billion dollars and presented as the largest foreign investment in Uruguay’s history, would produce e-fuels from green hydrogen generated with renewable energy and carbon dioxide sourced from biomass chains. It envisages around 3,000 direct…
Montevideo Airport
Uruguayan ferry company Colonia Express obtained authorisation from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works at the end of July to operate the passenger and vehicle route between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, but cannot begin the service because the only ramp at the Montevideo port suitable for unloading cars belongs to Buquebus, the company that currently runs the crossing alone. A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route Uruguayan ferry company Colonia Express obtained authorisation from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works…