President Gustavo Petro used a post on X on April 4 to dispute a circulating claim that Colombia's energy matrix is 78% fossil-fuel-based, arguing that the figure reflects a methodological error by UPME technicians who count only solar and wind as clean energy while excluding hydropower.
Read moreThe El Campano solar park in Chinú, Córdoba has reached financial close, clearing the way for construction to begin on a project that will add 99.9 MW AC (128.8 MWdc) of solar capacity to Colombia's National Interconnected System.
Read moreForecasters are increasingly confident, unfortunately, that a Super El Niño — one of the most powerful climate events on record — could develop in the second half of 2026, with potentially severe consequences for Colombia's already-stressed electricity system.
Read moreThe national government announced on April 8 a CoP$377.6 billion investment in sustainable energy projects across Colombia's regions, channeled through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation under the 2025–2026 Biennial Calls Plan of the Sistema General de Regalías.
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President Gustavo Petro took to X on April 5, 2026 to claim credit for a sharp acceleration in electric vehicle sales in Colombia, citing the latest report from industry associations Andi and Fenalco showing that EV sales doubled in a single month.
Read moreRichard Francis, co-director of Sovereign Ratings for the Americas at Fitch Ratings, delivered a sober assessment of Colombia's fiscal and economic outlook in an interview published April 6, 2026, estimating the country would need at least three to four additional years to recover the investment grade it lost in 2021.
Read moreEcopetrol has obtained water use certification for five additional production fields, bringing the total number of certified assets to 23 — a roster that includes the Barrancabermeja and Cartagena refineries.
Read moreColombia became a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) and one of the perks comes as technical assistance. Late last year, the country used that help to produce a roadmap to net zero.
Read moreIndira Portocarrero, director of the Unidad de Planeación Minero Energética (UPME), gave a wide-ranging interview to Valora Analitik outlining the agency's technical and regulatory agenda for the electricity sector, with system reliability, storage, and clean energy integration as the central threads.
Read moreThe Asociación Colombiana de Grandes Consumidores de Energía Industriales y Comerciales (Asoenergía), the industry body representing large industrial and commercial electricity consumers, named Silvana Habib Daza as its new Executive Director following a rigorous selection process approved at the association's General Assembly ordinary session on March 20, 2026.
Read moreThe political crisis surrounding Air-e's governance deepened in early April 2026, with competing factions within the Pacto Histórico blocking agreement on a permanent replacement for departing interventor Nelson Vásquez Torres, who left in January 2026.
Read moreEmpresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) went on the offensive in late March 2026 following the Environment Ministry's announcement of a sanction process against Hidroituango, with General Manager Jhon Maya Salazar questioning both the basis and the scope of the investigation.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy published Resolution 40178 on March 31, 2026, establishing the general rules for long-term clean energy contracting mechanisms under Colombia's just energy transition agenda.
Read moreColombia's distributed solar sector has undergone one of the most rapid transformations in the country's energy history, growing from four solar mini-farms in 2023 to 151 as of March 2026 — an increase of 3,675% in just three years, according to XM, the national electricity market operator.
Read moreColombia's electricity sector is navigating what industry analysts describe as a moment of high structural fragility, with the gap between firm energy supply and demand having narrowed to between 1% and 2% — a margin the sector considers critical for system reliability.
Read moreCaribbean electricity distributor Air-e announced on March 27 that it will lead the First National Congress on Just Energy Transition and Climate Change Adaptation — the first event of its kind to be organized by a grid operator in Colombia.
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