The Windpeshi wind farm in La Guajira has become one of Colombia's most expensive renewable energy cautionary tales. Originally conceived to generate around 1,006 GWh per year from 41 turbines across the municipalities of Uribia and Maicao, the project burned through more than CoP$1T under its original owner, Enel Colombia, without producing a single kilowatt of commercial energy.
Read moreISA is convening the 11th edition of its Knowledge and Innovation Forum in Medellín over five days, gathering professionals from Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Panama alongside roughly 30 global experts.
Read moreGrupo EPM used a virtual forum on the future of Colombia's public services sector to table two headline proposals: a "National Reliability Pact 2026--2030" to fast-track energy projects capable of delivering firm or flexible power before 2027, and a "National Policy of Equity and Territorial Convergence" specifically designed to address the Caribbean region's structural electricity deficit.
Read moreColombia's Constitutional Court is reviewing Decree 150 of 2026, President Gustavo Petro's declaration of economic emergency across eight Caribbean and Pacific departments following floods that struck at the start of the year, displacing around 160,000 people across 101 municipalities in Córdoba, Sucre, Antioquia, and Chocó.
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