Ecopetrol received the "Gold Standard" recognition for the third consecutive year for its advances in methane emissions management, detailed measurement plan implementation, reporting quality and transparency, and establishment of reduction targets. The recognition is granted by the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP 2.0), an initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme.
Read moreThe Fund for Non-Conventional Energies and Efficient Energy Management (Fenoge), in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), concluded the EN-Comunidad initiative by delivering five technical studies for energy system evaluation and characterization, plus 50 structured projects promoting energy solutions across 43 Colombian territories, including Bogotá.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro announced the national government's willingness to allocate COP$1.5 trillion for purchasing an electric fleet for Bogotá's TransMilenio system, opposing the proposed COP$350 fare increase that would raise the ticket price to COP$3,550.
Read moreColombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy is preparing a significant adjustment to its proposed COP$8 per kilowatt-hour surcharge designed to address Air-e's COP$2.5T debt accumulated through November 2025.
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Coming back from a month in Canada where the weather was, well, typical for this time of year, I have been disappointed (to say the least) to find the weather in Bogotá was only marginally better. OK. An exaggeration. But then we found an article suggesting the eastern part of the country was in drought. Which child has come to visit?
Read moreColombia's next president will inherit an energy sector on red alert—not from ideological debate but from accumulated tensions manifesting as supply problems, financial blackout risks, misguided energy transition, and insufficient progress reducing energy poverty. After three decades of relative stability, the system faces simultaneous crisis factors.
Read moreThe Colombian government, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, presented a draft decree modifying Decree 1073 of 2015 to adopt public policy measures promoting natural gas supply and enabling development and integration of biogas and biomethane as complementary energy sources. The initiative advances President Gustavo Petro's Just Energy Transition agenda.
Read moreColombia's Ministry of Mines and Energy announced sustained electricity tariff reductions resulting from government measures to correct accelerated increases inherited at the beginning of President Gustavo Petro's administration.
Read moreThousands of Colombian families are adopting solar panels as both environmental and financial strategies to reduce electricity costs and increase home values.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro announced the Colombian government will provide COP$52 million to taxi owners who replace gasoline, diesel, or gas vehicles with electric ones, as part of a comprehensive fleet modernization program targeting 54,000 taxis by 2036.
Read moreColombia's national government, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy and Ministry of Defense, deployed a comprehensive emergency plan guaranteeing fuel supply and electrical service continuity in Mitú, Vaupés, and Puerto Inírida, Guainía, following historic low river levels in the Guaviare and Unilla rivers that disrupted regular transport to Non-Interconnected Zones.
Read moreISA (Interconexión Eléctrica S.A.) commenced operations of Brazil's first project employing Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) technology, addressing urgent industrial demand in São Paulo state while structural infrastructure works are executed.
Read moreLa Guajira, possessing Colombia's greatest wind energy potential, has become central to the government's National Energy Plan 2050, yet the renewable energy boom has sparked new conflicts over Wayúu territorial protection. Columnist Fabrina Acosta Contreras examines how Wayúu women are assuming crucial leadership roles defending their ancestral lands against what they perceive as green colonialism.
Read moreNicolás Maduro's detention and U.S. involvement in Venezuela have upended President Gustavo Petro's energy strategy for Colombia, which centered on electrical interconnection with Venezuela rather than continued gas imports from the United States.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro's surprise 23% minimum wage increase for 2026 forced Colombian financial analysts to hastily revise their macroeconomic projections on New Year's Eve, with expectations shifting dramatically for inflation, GDP, dollar exchange rates, and unemployment.
Read moreElectric mobility is consolidating in Colombia as a visible alternative within the automotive sector, with charging point installation accompanying the growth of electric vehicles.
Read moreColombia's Ministry of Minas y Energía published a draft resolution proposing a controversial COP$8 per kilowatt-hour surcharge on all users nationwide to address Air-e's COP$2-3 trillion debt, sparking fierce debate about who should bear the burden of the Caribbean energy distributor's financial collapse.
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Colombia's sustainable mobility sector achieved historic milestones in 2025, according to the latest ANDI and Fenalco report.
Read moreThe Colombia Solar program was officially launched in Barranquilla on Monday, December 30, following the signing of an interadministrative agreement between Energy Minister Edwin Palma and Gecelca's acting president Erick Wehdeking.
Read moreThe Ministry of Minas y Energía, together with the National Planning Department and Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, subscribed ordinary future commitments recently approved by the Superior Council of Fiscal Policy (CONFIS) and the entity's contracting committee.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced that expert commissioner Ángela Álvarez was sworn in on Friday, January 2, 2026, joining the entity's technical team.
Read moreFollowing the failed tax reform that sought COP$16.3T, President Gustavo Petro's government issued an economic emergency decree attempting tax modifications to obtain budget resources. The executive justified the measure citing systemic risk in the energy sector.
Read moreIndira Portocarrero assumed leadership of Colombia's Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME), becoming the first woman to hold this position. The entity, attached to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, plays a key role in planning Colombia's energy policy.
Read moreFitch Ratings downgraded multiple Colombian energy companies following the country's sovereign rating reduction, with Ecopetrol, Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB), and Enel Colombia among those affected. The rating actions reflect these companies' close ties to the Colombian state and its deteriorating credit profile.
Read moreIt is January and time to both look back at what we predicted for 2025 and look forward to what might happen in 2026. Spoiler alert: elections and weather will play a big role.
Read moreFinanciera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN) announced the financial closing of Parque Solar Terra Site I, located in Copey municipality in Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Read moreTerpel Sunex, a subsidiary of Organización Terpel founded in 2021, is advancing Colombia's energy transition by developing large-scale solar generation projects. The company positions itself as a strategic partner for businesses seeking sustainability and positive environmental impact through clean energy solutions.
Read moreEcopetrol's Board of Directors approved investment resource allocation for the Windpeshi wind project, located in the municipalities of Uribia and Maicao, La Guajira.
Read moreColombia's energy sector faces a convergent triple crisis as 2026 approaches, with analysts warning that inadequate generation capacity expansion, declining gas production requiring costly imports, and Caribbean operators' financial collapse threaten national energy security and potential rationing.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro categorically rejected industry warnings about potential power outages in Colombia, asserting the country possesses sufficient resources to guarantee service to households and industries.
Read moreColombia's National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) issued a sharp rebuke to Natalia Gutiérrez, president of the Colombian Association of Power Generators (Acolgen), demanding rectification of statements alleging delays in environmental licensing for renewable energy projects in La Guajira.
Read moreBogotá confronts a growing fiscal challenge as the explosive growth in hybrid and electric vehicle registrations threatens to erode a critical revenue source—the gasoline surcharge that funds mass transit systems and infrastructure projects.
Read moreColombia's Caribbean region has become the epicenter of the country's electrical problems, concentrating 91.66% of zones classified as "electrically subnormal" across the entire nation.
Read moreColombia faces a critical energy capacity deficit threatening potential rationing as early as 2026-2027, as surging demand outpaces generation capacity expansion.
Read moreSucre's government and the Korean Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) signed the Handover document for the Implementation Project of Electrical Self-Generation System for Rural Housing, marking one of Colombia's most significant rural energy access initiatives.
Read moreColombia's Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) promotes regulatory frameworks to integrate hydrogen into the national energy system as part of the country's energy transition strategy, according to CREG Commissioner Fanny Guerrero.
Read moreThe National Association of Power Generators (ANDEG) president Alejandro Castañeda identified multiple Petro administration decisions as damaging Colombia's electricity sector, particularly modifications to the reliability charge mechanism that altered generator risk profiles, made auctions unattractive to new participants, and changed established market rules.
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