Colombia achieved 93.12% national electric coverage in 2024 after connecting 539,351 new homes to the grid, with rural areas registering the year's strongest growth, according to announcements from the Ministry of Mines and Energy and Enel Colombia.
Read moreColombia's accelerating electric vehicle adoption is forcing insurers to recalibrate pricing models and risk assessments as higher repair costs, battery replacement expenses, and infrastructure limitations challenge traditional automotive insurance frameworks.
Read moreEcopetrol commissioned a 43.6 kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic system at the Institución Etnoeducativa Internado Laachon Mayapo, located in the Mayapo corregimiento of Manaure municipality in La Guajira.
Read moreGrupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) closed 2025 with profit before taxes of CoP$3.20T, yielding net profit of CoP$3.17T after income tax provision of CoP$26.111B. However, the amount available for distribution differs significantly from accounting net profit, as the company applies a distribution model based on actual cash flow generated rather than equity method accounting gains.
Read moreColombia's National Business Council (Consejo Gremial Nacional) rejected the government's use of the economic emergency declaration to introduce structural changes, while supporting urgent measures to address flooding and extreme weather affecting eight departments.
Read moreColombia's Superintendency of Public Services (Superservicios) established a Unified Command Post (PMU) to conduct permanent monitoring of the Caribbean energy market following its intervention in utility company Air-e, which serves over 1.3 million subscribers across the departments of Atlántico, Magdalena, and La Guajira.
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More sunshine in Bogotá the past few days blinds us to the fact that the rains continue creating both engineering and political difficulties for the hydroelectric generators. We look at the ongoing controversies and try to understand what’s happening at Hidroituango, the country’s most important dam.
Read moreISA closed 2025 with revenues of CoP$16T, a slight increase from CoP$15.8T in 2024, with energy businesses contributing 82%, infrastructure 15%, and telecommunications 3%.
Read moreThe government imposed a temporary 2% surcharge on gross revenues of hydroelectric and thermoelectric companies in flood-affected regions, which could generate between CoP$200B and CoP$300B for risk management financing, according to Valora Analitik (February 25, 2026).
Read moreAcolgén raised alarms over economic emergency decrees issued to address Colombia's flooding crisis, warning they could enable government intervention in reservoir operations.
Read moreThe Ministry of Transport, in partnership with Bancóldex and the National Guarantees Fund (FNG), launched a credit line totaling approximately CoP$14.8B to accelerate the replacement of combustion taxis with electric vehicles.
Read moreColombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy will award a geothermal exploration permit for the Cóndor Paipa project located in Paipa municipality, Boyacá department, to Dewhurst Group.
Read moreColombia's Interconexión Eléctrica SA confronts a governance crisis following the State Council's February 26 annulment of Jorge Andrés Carrillo's election as president, triggering immediate leadership changes. Seven potential permanent replacements have been identified.
Read moreAnother public dispute erupted between President Gustavo Petro and Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez over energy tariffs, Hidroituango operations, and flood relief policies. The confrontation began when Gutiérrez criticized the government's decision to reject international aid for Córdoba flooding victims, calling the measure "absurd" and stating authorities "like to see people suffer."
Read moreThe strike at Electrificadora de Santander, an EPM subsidiary, completed eight days Friday with no advances or agreements reached between workers and the company. Despite the labor action, electricity service in Santander has continued uninterrupted.
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