CREG has published a draft resolution for consultation that would let new and existing power projects take on firm-energy commitments for 2027-2028, 2028-2029 and 2029-2030, with remuneration and bonuses for plants that come online early.
Read moreColombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy and EPM have signed an agreement to explore what role nuclear power could play in the country's electricity system, and EPM describes the effort as a 15-year undertaking.
Read moreGrupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) and Canada's La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have closed the formation of Verene Energia, a holding company that combines their Brazilian transmission assets.
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The only things not falling are fossil-fuel-based thermal generation and demand. This month a quick update of our standard charts from XM’s monthly statistical update for September 2026.
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Proeléctrica, a power generator in Cartagena, has entered the testing phase of an expansion that will raise its Mamonal plant from 90 MW to 108 MW when fully operational in early 2027.
Read moreColombia's energy regulator CREG has put out for consultation a draft resolution that would set who is cut first if electricity supply falls short, updating rules dating from 1998.
Read moreMedellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez has ruled out selling any stake in Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) while he is in office, saying the company will remain 100% public.
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Air-e users in Barranquilla and the rest of its Caribbean service area will pay CoP$936 per kWh in November, up CoP$63 or 7% from CoP$873.
Read morePresident Abelardo De la Espriella says reservoirs stand at about 75.7% to 75.8% of capacity, short of the government's goal of more than 80% before November 30th and has asked the utilities regulator to investigate generators that have delivered less than they promised.
Read moreSix of ISA's nine directors are new after the October 28 extraordinary shareholders' meeting, and the three who remain are the pension-fund nominees. Ecopetrol, ISA's majority shareholder, nominated five of the nine.
Read moreThe Asociación Colombiana de Ciudades Intermedias (Asointermedias) has backed the government's measures against El Niño and asked for coordinated action in the regions, including campaigns to save water and energy.
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