Commissioner Simson in Chile and Argentina to deepen energy cooperation

This week, Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson will travel to Chile and Argentina to strengthen energy cooperation with the two countries, with a particular focus on renewable energy and hydrogen.

Today and tomorrow, the Commissioner will be in Santiago de Chile for a series of bilateral meetings, in particular with the Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow Lorenzo; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alberto van Klaveren; as well as the Executive Vice-President of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO), José Miguel Benavente and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salázar-Xirinachs. He will also meet with business representatives from the renewable energy sector.

Today, Commissioner Simson will also deliver a speech at the Global Gateway Investment Agenda – Team Europe Initiative RH2 Development Chile event and will participate in discussion panel on a just energy transition and green hydrogen. During her stay in Chile, the Commissioner will also visit local energy projects, in particular the Smart Energy Monitoring Initiative for Public Buildings, which is financed by the Euroclima programme, as well as an EU-funded project involving the use of solar panels for energy self-sufficiency at Winery Santa Ema.

The Commissioner will spend the rest of the week in Buenos Aires, where she will co-chair the EU-Argentina High-Level Dialogue on Energy on Wednesday together with Energy Secretary Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo, and will also participate in a dialogue on energy transition and green hydrogen at the German-Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

During his stay in Argentina, Commissioner Simson will meet bilaterally with Finance Minister Luis Caputo and Foreign Minister Diana Mondino. He will also exchange information with several energy sector operators. A visit to the Sustenta-Vitis sustainable development project supported by AL INVEST Verde is also planned.

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