Petro proposes Caribbean renewable-powered Bitcoin mining hub with Wayúu co-ownership option

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Colombia’s Caribbean coast could become a Bitcoin mining hub, identifying Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Riohacha as potential sites and framing the plan around the region’s renewable energy potential in a post on X ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

Petro pointed to Venezuela and Paraguay as examples of neighbouring countries already drawing mining investment by leveraging surplus clean power, citing those cases to support Colombia’s opportunity to attract foreign investment ^{[1] [4]}.

He proposed models that would allow indigenous Wayú/Wayúu communities to participate as co‑owners in projects, though participation arrangements were described as uncertain and could be affected by post‑election developments ^{[1] [2]}.

Petro presented the initiative as a way to leverage clean energy for economic development, but the reports of his X post did not provide detailed implementation timelines or policy frameworks for the proposed mining hub ^{[1] [2]}.