A systemic response to Tumaco's structural underdevelopment.
Tumaco is Colombia's second-largest Pacific port city — 207,000 inhabitants, 87% Afro-Colombian, with 76.4% multidimensional poverty (nearly 3× the national average). Fewer than 62% of households are grid-connected and less than 60% have reliable potable water, despite 1,900 kWh/m²/year of solar irradiance. ISLTREH is the first integrated territorial platform designed to address these failures simultaneously.
Mission
To create an entirely new territorial economic ecosystem in a post-conflict Pacific community that the market has left behind — climate-positive, inclusive, and replicable across coastal Latin America.
Background
ISLTREH is led by Project Sponsor and Director Natalia Gongora, operating from Luxembourg with dedicated teams in Bogotá and Tumaco. The project spans 290 hectares in Tumaco, Colombia. Implementation runs from 2027 to 2035 across five deployment phases.
Sustainability Goals
Climate-positive operations
Approximately 6,127 tCO₂e/year avoided or conserved through grid displacement, diesel displacement and REDD+; a 12.5 MWp Phase 1 microgrid with 40 MWh storage; and a separate solar expansion of up to 139.17 MWp.
REDD+ conservation (EU 30×30)
78 hectares of coastal forest and mangrove protected — 30% of the project area, aligned with the EU 30×30 biodiversity target.
Inclusive local economy
45% female employment target; 240 vocational certifications per year via the on-site training centre; priority hiring of Tumaco residents.
Circular water systems
Solar-powered Río Mira water treatment plant and zero-liquid-discharge greywater recycling targeting 80% reuse at the ecological hotel.