Grid operator XM has circulated an internal report, obtained by El Tiempo, laying out a detailed set of technical requirements for Colombia to navigate an anticipated strong El Niño event expected to develop toward the end of 2026 – a scenario the document warns could push the system "to operating levels that have never been seen before" and place reliable demand coverage at risk.
Read moreThree of Colombia's main electricity industry associations and the market manager have issued coordinated warnings about the structural fragility of the national grid as the probability of a strong El Niño phenomenon in the second half of 2026 rises – adding a climatic stress test to a system that analysts say is already operating with insufficient margin.
Read moreAs the first Conference for the Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels concluded its high-level segment in Santa Marta, Oxfam used the occasion to press a point that the event's corporate-heavy framing tends to obscure: that phasing out fossil fuels without recognizing community-scale energy alternatives risks replicating the same extractive power structures under a green label.
Read moreGeothermal energy – power generated from heat stored in the earth's subsurface – is emerging as a priority renewable source within the Petro administration's energy transition agenda, though Colombia remains at an early stage of development despite significant estimated potential.
Read moreThe April 24 summit between Colombia's Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez produced more than political declarations: on April 28.
Read moreEnergy Minister Edwin Palma has moved from hinting at Air-e's liquidation to stating it openly, declaring that "Air-e, in my judgment, should be liquidated -- the operation should be taken over by a subsidiary of Gecelca."
Read moreBMW dealer and mobility services provider Autogermana has inaugurated a new electric vehicle charging station in Villa de Leyva, one of Colombia's most visited colonial heritage destinations, adding the Boyacá tourist hub to a growing national network.
Read moreWith Colombia's first-round presidential election 25 days away on May 31, the energy sector is watching the race as closely as any constituency -- and with good reason. The outcome will determine whether Colombia resumes oil and gas exploration, how the country manages the Caribbean coast electricity crisis, and whether the energy transition accelerates or stalls.
Read moreWith Colombia's presidential election six weeks away, voices from the Caribbean coast are using the transition period to press whoever wins on the region's chronic electricity problems.
Read moreFour months before leaving office, President Gustavo Petro's flagship energy transition program is delivering real benefits to individual beneficiaries but falling well short of the structural overhaul its rhetoric promised -- a gap that analysts say reflects both the limits of the initiatives themselves and Colombia's stubborn fiscal dependence on hydrocarbons.
Read moreJavier Ricardo Ruiz, general manager of Hitachi Energy Colombia, says Colombia's electricity system is under growing structural strain, combining rising demand, chronic project delays, and a dangerous over-reliance on hydropower -- a vulnerability that El Niño will sharpen into a crisis if left unaddressed.
Read moreColombia's electricity users face a two-track tariff threat in the second half of 2026: the anticipated arrival of El Niño, which will shift generation toward costlier thermal fuels, and a government-mandated surcharge designed to bail out debt-laden Caribbean distributor Air-e.
Read moreThe president of Promigás, Juan Manuel Rojas, used the opening session of the Cátedra Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo lecture series at the Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito to issue a pointed warning about Colombia's energy security ahead of a probable El Niño in the second half of 2026.
Read moreMinister of Mines and Energy Edwin Palma used an appearance at the ninth Encuentro y Feria de Renovables Latam, held at the Centro de Eventos Puerta de Oro in Barranquilla, to issue an unusually candid assessment of Colombia's energy security outlook, describing the convergence of climate risk and global geopolitical disruption as "quite a difficult cocktail."
Read moreColombia's Attorney General's Office is preparing to bring criminal charges against three senior engineers involved in the construction and oversight of the Hidroituango hydroelectric project, accusing them of causing an environmental catastrophe during the 2018 emergency that nearly destroyed the dam.
Read moreGrupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) announced on April 20 that it has begun exploratory activities toward a potential listing of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on a U.S. stock exchange and a corresponding registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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