With the June 21 presidential runoff looming, Colombia's energy sector is watching the electoral cycle with unusual intensity. Not because either candidate's platform is unclear, but because analysts say the first hundred days of the new administration will send market signals that reverberate for years.
Read moreThe Air-e crisis has crossed into international arbitration. On April 27, 2026, Termocandelaria -- parent company of two of Colombia's largest thermoelectric plants, Termocandelaria and Termobarranquilla -- filed a claim against the Colombian state before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank's investment arbitration body.
Read moreGalapa, a municipality in Atlántico department, has become the first town in the department to face open, acknowledged electricity rationing by the government-intervened distributor Air-e and the editorial board of El Heraldo is not mincing words about what comes next.
Read moreRooftop solar is moving from environmental statement to household economics in Colombia, driven by a combination of falling equipment costs, grid-connected net metering rules, and a government program -- Colombia Solar -- explicitly designed to bring photovoltaic systems within reach of lower-income households.
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