The regulations for the Green Hydrogen Promotion Law have once again taken center stage on Peru's energy agenda. Following a working meeting between representatives of the H2 Perú association, the Peruvian Hydrogen Association, and the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), the sector received positive signals regarding the possibility of accelerating the publication of the regulations that will allow for the implementation of the approved law designed to boost this emerging industry.
“ There is a willingness to accelerate the process. Our expectation is that the final publication can take place soon ,” stated Daniel Cámac , president of H2 Perú and CEO of Hydro Global Perú, after the meeting held with MINEM.
In that regard, he recalled that MINEM pre-published the draft regulation through Ministerial Resolution No. 314-2025-MINEM/DM, opening a period for receiving comments and technical contributions from companies, academic institutions, regional governments and other actors linked to the hydrogen ecosystem.
As Cámac explained to this media outlet, the ministry has been evaluating and incorporating observations received during the public consultation, a stage considered key to adjusting the regulatory text to the real needs of the sector.
The regulation must establish key aspects for the hydrogen value chain, including procedures for project authorization, safety standards applicable to production, storage and transport, as well as certification mechanisms that allow for verification of the renewable origin of the resource.
According to the executive, the progress of this instrument is fundamental to providing greater predictability to investors, developers, regional governments and public entities that are already analyzing opportunities related to renewable hydrogen and its derivatives.
“ The main thing is to move from a framework law to an operational regulatory system. The first incentive the industry needs is legal and regulatory certainty ,” he stated. While the Green Hydrogen Promotion Law has already sent an important political signal to the market, the association president believes it is now necessary to move forward with concrete definitions that will allow the regulations to be implemented in practice.
To achieve this, it considers it essential to make progress in three fundamental aspects: clear rules for the authorization of projects for the production, storage, transport, distribution, use and export; technical safety standards for the handling of hydrogen; and a system of certification of origin that allows for verification of when the resource is effectively renewable.
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“For hydrogen to scale up, additional instruments will likely be needed. These may include tax benefits, guarantee schemes, facilities for shared infrastructure, concessional financing mechanisms, support for pre-investment studies, and, in certain cases, instruments that help close the cost gap with fossil fuels,” he noted.
He added that renewable hydrogen is gaining competitiveness thanks to reduced technology costs, the growth of renewable energy, and the maturation of projects internationally. However, he cautioned that it still competes with well-developed conventional supply chains.
“ It’s a promising market, which is precisely why the interest is real ,” Cámac stated. In his view, renewable hydrogen should not be understood solely as a fuel, but also as an industrial raw material and an energy carrier with the potential to produce green ammonia, methanol, synthetic fuels, and other strategic inputs for sectors such as mining, industry, and transportation.
Green hydrogen is beginning to establish itself as an industrial reality globally. In China , Sinopec has put the Kuqa project into operation, with an electrolysis capacity of around 260 MW and a target production of approximately 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen per year for industrial use.
Large-scale projects are also taking shape in Europe. Moeve, in Andalusia, is developing the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, with an ambition of 2 GW of electrolysis capacity and up to 300,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually; its first phase, the Onuba project, encompasses 300 MW. Repsol, for its part, is making progress with 100 MW electrolyzers in Cartagena and Petronor, and has outlined a portfolio of projects to expand its renewable hydrogen capacity in Spain.
Nationally, Arequipa stands out as one of the regions best positioned to lead this discussion. In addition to its renewable energy potential, it boasts proximity to major industrial and mining centers that could become future consumers of renewable hydrogen to reduce emissions and enhance their competitiveness.
“ For Peru, the question is not whether the technology will arrive, but how we prepare the conditions for it to arrive in an orderly, competitive manner, aligned with our national advantages ,” the executive concluded.
It's worth noting that the discussion about green hydrogen is taking place amidst a crucial electoral landscape for Peru. With the presidential runoff scheduled for June 7th, the leading candidates have incorporated proposals related to the energy transition. Keiko Fujimori proposes advancing a National Green Hydrogen Agenda and strengthening the deployment of non-conventional renewable energies, while Roberto Sánchez proposes increasing the share of these technologies to over 40% of the national energy mix.