Citi says the Pacific has crossed the threshold defining the most intense El Niño episodes on record, with equatorial sea-surface anomalies near 3°C as of September 14th,levels that put the region "firmly in Súper El Niño territory," per analyst Johanna Chua.
Read moreColombia's electricity regulators are preparing three sequential energy auctions to strengthen system capacity and close the projected gap between supply and demand.
Read moreAES Colombia general manager Federico Echavarría detailed the company's Jemeiwaa Ka'l wind cluster in La Guajira, a joint venture with Ecopetrol (51% AES, 49% Ecopetrol) targeting over 1,000 MW in total capacity, roughly 5% of Colombia's installed capacity.
Read moreColombia's firm-energy deficit – projected at 7.76% of demand for 2026-2027 – combined with severely delayed generation expansion (just 1,027 of the 4,475 MW expected for 2026 had entered operation as of September 10, only 23% of target) is reviving comparisons to 1992's year-long blackout, which forced a complete restructuring of the electricity sector.
Read moreVice President José Manuel Restrepo outlined the government's growth strategy at the 18th Annual Energy Congress, arguing Colombia's anemic private investment – at its lowest share of GDP in 51 years – makes 6% growth impossible without urgent reform.
Read moreTesla owners in Colombia learned via social media that starting September 30th, continuing to access premium connectivity features – real-time traffic, satellite maps, an internet browser, karaoke – will require a CoP$69,900 monthly subscription.
Read moreAfinia enabled a new tool on its website letting households, businesses, and companies across the Colombian Caribbean check their daily electricity consumption, aimed at promoting efficient-use habits during the high temperatures associated with El Niño.
Read moreA fire at the San Mateo electrical substation in Cúcuta left approximately 135,000 users without power for more than three hours on the night of September 16th.
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