Uruguay, Argentina seek compromise on hydrogen plant
In Argentina, Buenos Aires Times reported that Uruguay and Argentina said they are making progress in talks to address a dispute over a multibillion-dollar green hydrogen plant planned on the Uruguayan side of a shared border river.
Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno travelled to Montevideo to meet his Uruguayan counterpart Mario Lubetkin for the second time in six months to discuss the $5-billion project proposed by multinational company HIF.
Uruguay informed Argentina that it is currently assessing the project’s environmental impact study. It is also considering alternative locations for a possible relocation of the plant, which is one of Buenos Aires’ key requests, according to the report.
The original proposed site is in the northern department of Paysandú, a few kilometres from the Uruguay River, which forms the natural border between the two countries.
Quirno welcomed Uruguay’s decision to take into account Argentina’s environmental observations during the review process.
Category: Hydrogen
