Vice President José Manuel Restrepo acknowledged at Acolgen's 18th Annual Energy Congress that Colombia's electricity system faces a complex situation, inherited as a blackout risk from the prior administration.
Read moreAcolgen president Natalia Gutiérrez told the association's Annual Energy Congress that Colombia faces two distinct problems: "we have a short-term need. A structural problem."
Read moreCiti analyst Johanna Chua said equatorial Pacific warming has crossed the threshold defining the most intense El Niño episodes on record, with sea-surface anomalies near 3°C through September 14th.
Read moreAndeg president Alejandro Castañeda endorsed CREG's energy-savings program but called for adjustments accounting for the Caribbean's heat.
Read moreVice President José Manuel Restrepo told Bogotá's Acolgen Congress that only 1.9% of expected new generation capacity came online in 2025 -- the fifth consecutive year of that shortfall -- directly tying Colombia's stalled electricity buildout to its broader economic ambitions.
Read moreIsagen president Camilo Marulanda told Valora Analitik at Acolgen's congress that the company is advancing nearly 800 MW of solar projects across the country, alongside large-scale battery storage, aiming to add 1,000 MW of new capacity by 2027. They are even on track to hit or slightly exceed that target.
Read moreColombia's biofuels sector is expanding production capacity through roughly US$110 million in new investment from three companies – BioD, Bioenergy, and Oleoflores – while simultaneously advancing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and maritime decarbonization.
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We’ve written a lot lately about the Caribbean coast’s resistance to the CREG’s tariff plan, designed to encourage more frugal use of electricity during El Niño. We thought we’d look at some of the numbers.
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Citi says the Pacific has crossed the threshold defining the most intense El Niño episodes on record, with equatorial sea-surface anomalies near 3°C as of September 14th,levels that put the region "firmly in Súper El Niño territory," per analyst Johanna Chua.
Read moreColombia's electricity regulators are preparing three sequential energy auctions to strengthen system capacity and close the projected gap between supply and demand.
Read moreAES Colombia general manager Federico Echavarría detailed the company's Jemeiwaa Ka'l wind cluster in La Guajira, a joint venture with Ecopetrol (51% AES, 49% Ecopetrol) targeting over 1,000 MW in total capacity, roughly 5% of Colombia's installed capacity.
Read moreColombia's firm-energy deficit – projected at 7.76% of demand for 2026-2027 – combined with severely delayed generation expansion (just 1,027 of the 4,475 MW expected for 2026 had entered operation as of September 10, only 23% of target) is reviving comparisons to 1992's year-long blackout, which forced a complete restructuring of the electricity sector.
Read moreVice President José Manuel Restrepo outlined the government's growth strategy at the 18th Annual Energy Congress, arguing Colombia's anemic private investment – at its lowest share of GDP in 51 years – makes 6% growth impossible without urgent reform.
Read moreTesla owners in Colombia learned via social media that starting September 30th, continuing to access premium connectivity features – real-time traffic, satellite maps, an internet browser, karaoke – will require a CoP$69,900 monthly subscription.
Read moreAfinia enabled a new tool on its website letting households, businesses, and companies across the Colombian Caribbean check their daily electricity consumption, aimed at promoting efficient-use habits during the high temperatures associated with El Niño.
Read moreA fire at the San Mateo electrical substation in Cúcuta left approximately 135,000 users without power for more than three hours on the night of September 16th.
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