Through its joint venture, TotalEnergies H2*, the French energy giant has submitted an application for an environmental impact assessment for the H2 Magallanes project. This assessment phase is expected to take two years.
The project, located in the municipality of San Gregorio in Chile’s Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, represents an estimated investment of $16 billion. It will be developed on a 72,000-hectare site, with approximately 4,000 hectares dedicated to wind turbines, electrolysers, production and storage units, power infrastructure, and a port terminal equipped with a desalination plant.
Set for completion in 2030, the site will have the capacity to produce around 1.9 million tonnes of green ammonia per year.
Environmental safeguards
The purpose of the environmental study phase is to define mitigation, restoration, and compensation measures, along with voluntary environmental commitments. “The H2 Magallanes project aims to produce green hydrogen and ammonia in an environmentally responsible way, in harmony with local communities,” said Antoine Liane, Managing Director of TotalEnergies H2 in Chile.
According to Marcos Kulka, Executive Director of H2 Chile, “This is a major milestone for the sector. It’s a strategic project that not only leverages the exceptional natural conditions of the Magallanes region—high capacity factors, proximity to the Strait of Magellan, and logistical advantages—but also represents one of the largest investments ever submitted to our environmental evaluation system.”
*TotalEnergies H2 is a joint venture between TotalEnergies (80%) and the EREN Group (20%), focused on developing large-scale green hydrogen projects in world-class locations with outstanding renewable energy potential, such as North Africa, Latin America, and Australia.
(Sources: H2 Chile, TotalEnergies H2)
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