Information and participation in the energy transition: A case study of the frontiers of green hydrogen in Uruguay

This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.How are energy transitions being experienced in the territory? This article reports the results of a survey carried out in the area of influence of the Tambor Project for green hydrogen production in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. The work was carried out in response to a demand from the community to document the information and opportunities for participation that the population has had since the project was publicly announced in 2022. We present a contextualization of the case, the presentation of the main results of the survey and a discussion of these based on existing data about the region and human rights standards for megaprojects. The article highlights the lack of access to information and participation about the megaproject, as well as topics of interest of the local population which included impacts on water and the possible creation of employment in the area. The research shows the effects of an energy transition policy based on a techno-economic sustainability approach that violates human rights.