Minister of Mines and Energy María Nohemí Arboleda told Congress's Economic Commissions on September 9 that electricity tariffs must increase, pointing to falling hydroelectric output, greater thermal reliance, and rising gas costs as the drivers.
Read moreColombia's Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Mines and Energy announced two Memoranda of Understanding with the United States government, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation on strategic minerals and nuclear energy.
Read moreEPM implemented internal water and energy-saving measures across its main headquarters, other company facilities, and its natural gas and electricity service stations, adjusting lighting, air conditioning, digital displays, escalators, and internal spaces.
Read moreA single ChatGPT query consumes roughly 0.34 watt-hours of electricity or "about what an oven uses in a little over a second," according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, plus 0.32 milliliters of water, or "about a fifteenth of a teaspoon."
Read moreDewhurst Group has been officially awarded the exploration permit for the Condor Paipa Geothermal Project in Paipa, Boyacá, formalizing the start of exploration and positioning Paipa as a strategic region for Colombia's geothermal development.
Read moreThe Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG) activated its reliability-sustainment mechanism under Resolución CREG 101 127 de 2026, following technical recommendations from XM's National Dispatch Center and the National Operations Council.
Read moreThe United Nations recognized Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) for its model of engagement with ethnic communities, including the group in its latest report on the right to development, under the section "Learning from good practices and sharing them."
Read moreAs Colombia heads into El Niño in earnest, a number of voices, especially former MinEnergia’s have called for an incentive program to promote the “right behaviors”: encourage those who use energy wisely and, frankly, punish those who waste it. Inevitably perhaps, the CREG’s plan provoked criticism from the Caribbean.
Read moreAndeg president Alejandro Castañeda said Colombia's firm-energy cushion has been fully consumed: the 2023-2024 El Niño was survived with a 2% firm-energy surplus, but the country now faces a 2.5% deficit heading into this Niño.
Read moreColombia's Agencia Nacional de Licencias Ambientales (ANLA) granted environmental approval for the transmission interconnection linking the Ariguaní photovoltaic park (200 MWac) to the La Loma 500kV substation, spanning the municipalities of El Paso and Chiriguaná in Cesar.
Read moreSenator Ana Paola García (La U) announced she'll formally summon the SuperServicios to the Senate's Sixth Committee to explain why intervened utility Air-e signed a modernization contract with Chinese company Nationals rather than focusing on lowering the high energy costs burdening Caribbean municipalities.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy, through the Fondo de Energías No Convencionales y Gestión Eficiente de la Energía (FENOGE), completed installation of photovoltaic solar systems at Hospital Kennedy in Riofrío, marking the close of a program covering 10 public hospitals across Valle del Cauca.
Read moreVice President José Manuel Restrepo proposed developing new electricity generation capacity in Colombia's Alto Caribe corridor as a precondition for the country to compete for datacenter investment in Latin America, positioning energy as the third of five pillars in a growth agenda aiming for 6% annual economic expansion.
Read moreEcopetrol CFO Camilo Barco said the company has no active process underway to divest its stake in ISA and doesn't plan to in the short term, defending the transmission subsidiary's role within the group's long-term strategy.
Read moreThe Colectora transmission project, critical to connecting La Guajira's wind generation to the national grid, faces another delay after the Ministry of Interior certified 18 additional communities requiring prior consultation.
Read moreBogotá Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán raised an alert about the capital's electricity supply amid El Niño, warning the city could face difficulty meeting rising consumption if infrastructure isn't upgraded soon.
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