Colombia's average wholesale spot price reached CoP$562.1/kWh in June 2026, up 395.7% from CoP$113.4/kWh in June 2025 and 8.9% from May, driven by increased thermal generation's share of the mix.
Read moreAn El Espectador retrospective on the Petro government's energy record found sharp disagreement on the electricity side, where genuine renewable-capacity gains sit alongside execution delays and a financial crisis at one of the Caribbean's main distributors.
Read moreThe Household Public Services User League (Liga Nacional de Usuarios de los Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios) pushed back against former Minister Edwin Palma's plan to penalize energy waste during the current drought.
Read moreOn Friday, August 7th Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s President for 2026 to 2030, a critical period for the county’s energy sector.
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The outgoing Petro government has celebrated surpassing 4.6 GWp of installed solar and wind capacity, exceeding its 4 GWp target under the 6GW+ program and putting clean sources at 74.16% of the national grid’s installed capacity.
Read moreVice President José Manuel Restrepo presented findings from 62 technical transition meetings held with the General Controller, a process he called "historic" in the country's democratic life.
Read moreThe Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) formally charged Enel Colombia, AES Colombia, and Celsia Colombia, finding preliminary evidence suggesting conduct that may have affected free economic competition in the Mercado de Energía Mayorista (MEM).
Read moreThe Inspector General’s First Delegate for State Contracting suspended Brayan Giraldo Ruiz, executive director of the Fondo de Energías No Convencionales y Gestión Eficiente de la Energía (Fenoge), for three months and opened a disciplinary investigation over alleged irregularities in a contracting process worth more than CoP$164,000 million
Read moreArmando Cuello Navarro, tapped as Vice Minister of Energy under incoming Minister María Nohemí Arboleda, arrives with direct electricity-sector operating experience: he most recently served as general manager of CEO (Compañía Energética de Occidente), the Cauca electricity distributor and Promigas subsidiary, where he led initiatives on innovation, operational efficiency, and sustainability.
Read moreThe Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council announced the selection of Diego Mesa Puyo, Colombia's former Minister of Energy and Mines, as the fund family's next CEO and Chairperson, for an initial four-year term aligned with the GEF-9 funding period.
Read moreFormer Minister of Mines and Energy Amylkar Acosta argues in this El Heraldo opinion column that the risk of simultaneous electricity and natural gas rationing in Colombia is real, not alarmism, though whether it materializes depends on rainfall, thermal-fuel availability, and how quickly contingency measures are adopted.
Read moreThe Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG) announced progress on the long-running Colombia-Panama electricity interconnection project, publishing a Complementary Agreement with Panama's Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP) that establishes the remuneration scheme for the interconnection
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