Colombia's electricity system regulator CREG closed its latest expansion auction on May 22--23, securing 4,069.7 MW of firm energy capacity and 15 new generation projects for the December 2029--November 2030 obligation period, with total committed investment exceeding CoP$16T.
Read moreEnergy minister Edwin Palma used an appearance at a major forum on labor conditions in the mining and energy sector to issue his sharpest public warning yet about El Niño's impact on Colombia, while simultaneously reframing the government's energy transition agenda as the only credible response to the country's deepening climate and supply vulnerability.
Read moreThe Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development has granted conditional environmental clearance for the exploration phase of the Nereidas geothermal project, located in the Macizo Volcánico del Ruiz in Caldas department.
Read moreThree industry voices converged in the third week of May to paint a consistent and sobering picture of Colombia's energy exposure as El Niño approaches: the sector is entering the dry season with a negative firm-energy balance, insufficient gas, a crippled Caribbean distributor, and a new generation pipeline that has chronically underdelivered.
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