International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy

Chilean Strategy Chile’s Green Hydrogen Strategy and investment opportunities (Jun 2021) National Green Hydrogen Strategy (Nov 2020) Estrategia de Hidrógeno Verde (Nov 2020) Chilean Roadmap

Update: June 2026 Following the publication of the Green Hydrogen Action Plan in 2024, the Ministry of Energy has established a process to monitor its implementation. As of April 2026, implementation of the 18 action lines has begun, with more than 94% of the actions in the development phase and 33% of the milestones completed.   In March 2026, the update to the 2022 National Green Hydrogen Strategy was launched. In collaboration with the IDB, the document addresses contributions regarding investment projections, costs, applications, and market conditions to update our public policy on green hydrogen and derivatives based on actual progress.   Concurrently, in March 2026, the public consultation process for the 2050 maritime energy transition roadmap was completed. This roadmap seeks to promote the use of zero- or low-emission fuels, where hydrogen plays a key role in their production chain. The final version of this document is expected to be available during the first half of 2026.

Update: June 2026 During the second half of 2025, two studies focused on R&D in the field of green hydrogen and its derivatives were completed.   The first, entitled "Study Proposal to Strengthen Scientific and Technological Equipment for R&D&I and Equipment for Technical and Professional Training in Green Hydrogen in Chile," was conducted by QUEMPIN within the framework of the RH2-AECID project. This study focuses on the physical and operational infrastructure that enables these policies, detailing equipment, costs, sustainability, and collaborative networks at the national level. On the other hand, ECIT led the study entitled "Identification of Gaps and Opportunities for Scientific and Technological Development of Green Hydrogen for the Development of R&D&I Roadmaps." This study is situated at the strategic and gap-diagnostic level, establishing a long-term vision and a roadmap to guide policies, stakeholders, and technological priorities.   Both studies complement each other and manage to capture the current state of innovation and research related to the green hydrogen ecosystem and its derivatives.

Update: June 2026 Hydrogen Projects As of the end of last November, the country had 11 pilot projects for hydrogen and derivatives in operation, with an installed electrolysis capacity of 2.12 MW, distributed mainly in the Metropolitan Region (6 projects), Valparaíso (2), and the regions of Antofagasta, Coquimbo, and Magallanes (1 each).  In terms of environmental approvals, two projects advanced in the permitting process during the second half of 2025: the “Green Hydrogen Production for the Antofagasta Mining District” project, approved on September 11, and HIF Global’s Cabo Negro carbon-neutral fuel plant, approved by the Magallanes Environmental Assessment Commission on October 30.   Meanwhile, ENAP reported in November that construction of the country’s first green hydrogen production plant—located at the Cabo Negro industrial complex in Magallanes—was 72% complete, with key equipment—including a 1 MW PEM electrolyzer developed by the German company Neuman & Esser—beginning to arrive in Chile.   Workforce Within the framework of the Team Europe Project for the Development of Renewable Hydrogen in Chile (funded by the European Union through AECID and administered by AGCID in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy), two key human capital development activities were carried out during the second half of January 2026. The first, called Train the Trainers and led by ARIEMA, aimed to strengthen teaching capacities throughout the green hydrogen value chain, contributing to the design of educational programs in the Chilean technical and vocational education system. Through a formal, competitive selection process, fifteen teachers from the Antofagasta, Biobío, and Magallanes regions participated in a technology tour of specialized centers in Spain. The second activity, University Professors' Tour, also brought together fifteen academics from public and private universities in the Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Metropolitan, and Biobío regions, selected through the same competitive process. This tour took place at the Spanish National Hydrogen Centre and included specialized courses, technical visits and the generation of international collaboration networks, with the purpose of strengthening applied research capabilities in green hydrogen.

Update: June 2026 Accelerate Summit, May 12-13. Copenhagen, Denmark Regional Green Hydrogen Meeting: Exchange of experiences on regulation, innovation, and financing, June 24-26. Montevideo, Uruguay

Updated November 2024 In July 2024, five projects were awarded the “Technological Program for the use and adoption of hydrogen in Chilean industry", each one aimed at promoting the use of hydrogen in various sectors, including the production of fertilizers from green ammonia, blending of green hydrogen for heat generation in mining, the use of hydrogen for decarbonizing the logistic chain of a retail company, and the retrofit of bus and truck engines for hydrogen use. A second tender was opened as well, aiming at investing over $35.000 million CLP between both calls. The Green Hydrogen Facility Window is set to formally open in December 2024. This USD 1 billion mixed financing fund (financed by the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the EU and Germany's KfW) has been set up to create risk mitigation instruments and improve financing conditions for green hydrogen projects and providing technical assistance to promote the development of this industry.

Update: June 2026 In this area, the enactment of the Sectoral Permits Law on September 29, 2025, is noteworthy. This law was promoted by the Ministry of Economy with the objective of simplifying the permitting process, providing greater certainty for investment projects without compromising regulatory standards or reducing current environmental and technical requirements. The legislative initiative seeks to optimize and reduce processing times for sectoral permits by between 30% and 70%, simplifying and modernizing administrative processes for strategic national development projects, which will see their processing times reduced by 50%. In this way, it incorporates various measures designed to expedite and make the processing of sectoral authorizations more efficient.   On the other hand, the incoming government seeks to reduce project processing times in order to facilitate investment in different areas, including the energy transition (hydrogen and others).

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Last updated November 2021 Chile Statement (PDF); 36th Steering Committee Meeting; Virtual; 16-17 November 2021