Tesla, the American electric car brand led by billionaire Elon Musk, has penetrated the Colombian market with 44 vehicles already imported into the country.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez Torres, announced resources for the development of the first energy community in the country.
Read more
Last week I wrote about the success of community solar in Puerto Rico, concluding that Colombia had things to learn from the experience but the comparisons were not entirely fair. Sitting at my desk in Bogota, from the depressing depths of the worst La Niña phenomenon in a very long time, I need to get some objective support for whether solar makes any sense in the country outside of La Guajira and the Tatacoa desert.
Read moreThe Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) has released preliminary results for the approved connection requests for the grid in 2022 and 2023.
Read moreThe National Planning Department (DNP) has received a study titled "Natural Gas as a vehicle to increase welfare and reduce energy gaps of households in Colombia" from Naturgas.
Read moreConcerns regarding the delay and uncertainty in the delivery of a concrete energy transition plan are potentially creating obstacles developing minerals in Colombia.
Read more
The National Association for Sustainable Mobility (Andemos) published its monthly report on the behavior of the hybrid and electric vehicle market in March, 2023. Here are the details.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) has published a draft decree proposing new policies and guidelines for the country's electricity sector.
Read moreProparco, a French development financial institution, selected Colombia as its priority country for investment in energy transition projects in the region.
Read moreInflation in Colombia is on a relentless upward trend, with two years already completed. Regulated utilities play a role.
Read moreThree Trina Solar projects that participated in the 2019 auctions are currently facing serious difficulties.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) has been diligently developing its sustainable strategy, striving to become a leader and a benchmark in the region's energy transition.
Read moreEnel Colombia's board of directors has approved a debt ceiling increase.
Read more
President Gustavo Petro says he wants to break the grip of the big electrical generators and use distributed solar so every Colombian community can generate its own energy. Puerto Rico lost most of its electrical system in Hurricane Maria and community solar was the only way to get up and running fast. Now, it seems like a permanent, perhaps better solution than Luma, the local utility company.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines (MinEnergia), along with the UnConventional Energy Fund (Fenoge) and the Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME), has announced resources to promote energy transition in the Pacific region.
Read moreThe government seeks to intervene in energy prices to provide relief for Colombians, and experts continue to suggest other less risky alternatives.
Read moreAir-e's projects are progressing well, as evidenced by the delivery of their 167th project in the San Pedro neighborhood of Barranquilla.
Read moreEnel has issued a statement addressing the recent explosions that occurred in an electrical transformer in Bogotá.
Read moreISA's outlook for 2023 is highly optimistic, as the company is exploring investment opportunities worth US$21B in the region.
Read moreJosé Fernando Prada, the Executive Director of the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG), discussed the agency's priorities for the year.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) issued a statement addressing the recent suspension and resignation of two expert commissioners.
Read moreEnel is seeking over 100 university students in Colombia to undertake their internship during the second semester of 2023.
Read moreCelsia recently discussed the challenges facing renewable energy projects in the country.
Read moreEPM has announced an update on the cost of the Hidroituango megaproject.
Read moreColombia's efforts to protect its natural areas have received a major boost.
Read moreThirty years ago, the country made mistakes that plunged it into a great blackout and rationing that went on for almost a year. Experts talked about some lessons the country should remember from that time.
Read more
The EPM Group has announced its results for the third quarter of 2022. Here are the details.
Read moreThe company warned that transfers to the Mayor's Office of Medellín could suffer a cut this year.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) focused its efforts on specific issues such as hydrogen, renewables, and gas to advance the energy transition.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro has called on Colombia's Acción Comunal to consolidate a great alliance with other popular organizations to build a vast network of electricity generation in the country.
Read moreEDF Colombia and Refocosta have teamed up to build a biomass power plant.
Read moreAir-e denounced a new case of energy theft in a farm belonging to a well-known performer.
Read more
Juan Pablo Ruiz Soto has climbed Mount Everest three times, reaching the summit twice. He is a consultant on environmental issues to the UN Development Program and a member of many boards including the Colombian branch of the World Wildlife Federation. His environmental credentials are impeccable, and he writes extensively on environmental issues especially for the national newspaper El Espectador. And (or perhaps ‘but’) he is an economist so he always writes from a rational, pragmatic, point of view. His most recent column concerns the growing number of internal combustion vehicles in Colombia and how to mitigate their impact on CO2.
Read moreBarzalosa Solar Energy announced the construction of a solar plant in the department of Cundinamarca.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro announced the suspension of an expert commissioner of the CREG.
Read moreThe president of the National Association of Entrepreneurs (ANDI), Bruce Mac Master, participated in the Ibero-American Business Meeting and spoke about the energy transition.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro spoke at the meeting of the heads of state and government of the member countries of the Ibero-American Conference.
Read moreColombia is working to diversify its energy matrix, and solar power is one of the most important ways to achieve this.
Read moreThe Superintendent of Public Utilities, Dagoberto Quiroga, spoke about the government's plans to deal with high energy prices.
Read moreThe Empresa de Acueducto de Bogotá (EAAB) has begun the pre-qualification process of companies that will be able to bid on the Canoas Water Treatment Plant, the country's most important sanitation project that aims to decontaminate the Bogotá River.
Read moreThe National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) announced the opening of the Facatativá-Bogotá-Belencito and La Caro-Zipaquirá rail corridors.
Read moreMario Alejandro Valencia, Technical Director of the Productivity and Competitiveness Directorate of the Ministry of Commerce (MinComercio), spoke about the energy transition and the industrialization of the country.
Read moreIrene Vélez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), faced a new censure motion debate and responded to a possible energy crisis in the country.
Read moreThe joint economic commissions of Congress approved the National Development Plan 2022-2026 in a first debate but removed half of the extraordinary powers of President Petro.
Read moreIncauca has announced an important advance to boost its energy production.
Read moreThe Minister of Finance (MinHacienda), Jose Antonio Ocampo, spoke about green hydrogen in Colombia.
Read moreThe electricity sector has expressed concern about the reliability of the National Interconnection System (SIN) and sent a message to the government.
Read moreOne of the most controversial issues in the discussion of the National Development Plan (PND) has been the inclusion of extraordinary powers for President Gustavo Petro.
Read moreThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has called on the countries of South America to unite to protect the environment and the Amazon.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro spoke about green hydrogen and its potential in Colombia.
Read moreA group of researchers from the University of Medellin conducted a study on the potential for geothermal energy in Nevado del Ruiz.
Read moreIn an opinion article, Manuel Moreno Slagter discusses smart meters and their benefits.
Read more
The so-called Paris accords committed the world to do whatever it took to limit the rise in global average temperatures to 1.5oC by 2100. The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)– a respected group of scientists – concludes that there is virtually no chance of achieving this result. This will carry humankind into uncharted waters.
Read moreThe IQ Air 2022 Global Air Quality report did not leave Colombia in a good position.
Read moreThe oil company announced the creation of a new subsidiary in Spain.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) has issued a resolution to delegate new functions to the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH).
Read more
XM reported on energy generation figures for February 2023.
Read moreAndeg's Alejandro Castañeda highlighted some of the challenges Colombia faces in achieving a fair Energy Transition.
Read moreGEB's Juan Ricardo Ortega spoke about investments in the development of energy infrastructure in La Guajira, and the potential to produce hydrogen at a national level.
Read moreThe Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente), in collaboration with the four indigenous peoples of the Sierra, has agreed to expand the protected area of the Sierra Nevada Santa Marta National Natural Park.
Read more
XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
Read moreThe Bogotá Energy Group (GEB) announced its operational and financial performance for 4Q22.
Read moreThe Ministries of Finance (MinHacienda), Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) and Commerce (MinComercio) talked about the energy transition process.
Read more
XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced energy prices in Colombia for February this year.
Read moreThe Ministry of Commerce (MinComercio), through Colombia Productiva and with the financial support of the European Union (EU), officially announced the inauguration of the 'Green Productivity' fund.
Read moreEPM cancelled the tender to continue the construction of the Hidroituango project, and the company Schrader Camargo responded to this decision.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) has become the first extractive company in Latin America to verify the calculation and reporting of its water footprint.
Read moreEnel Green Power has installed the first panel of the Fundación solar park in Pivijay, Magdalena.
Read moreEPM has cancelled the tender to continue the final construction of the Hidroituango.
Read moreThe National Association of Colombian Businessmen (ANDI) conducted a survey on the investment climate in the country.
Read more
A year-ago January I wrote “The cheapest kilowatt hour” about global efforts for energy efficiency. This January I found an article in Revista Semana about using technology for energy transition. I’ve collected several relevant reports and articles since then. Greater economic output for less energy remains the goal.
Read moreAcolgen's Natalia Gutiérrez sent some proposals to help reduce tariffs.
Read moreSolenium has installed the first mini solar farm in the country, in Luruaco, Atlántico.
Read moreThe energy transition is one of the main bets of President Gustavo Petro, but there are doubts about its possible cost and how this process will be financed.
Read moreAlthough the government's goal is to decarbonize the economy, it has left commercial forestry plantations out of the development plan.
Read moreFaihan Alfayez, Vice President of Corporate Affairs of WOM Colombia, and Felipe Camargo, CEO of GreenYellow, spoke about the current situation of the Colombian energy sector.
Read moreXM has the list of solar power generation projects in Colombia that should start sending energy to the National Interconnected System (SIN) in 2023.
Read moreThe Superintendency of Residential Public Utilities (SuperServicios) made a request to the State Council regarding the intervention in energy prices.
Read morePolitician Simon Gaviria has spoken out about lower energy prices.
Read more
The National Association for Sustainable Mobility (Andemos) published its monthly report on the behavior of the hybrid and electric vehicle market in February, 2023. Here are the details.
Read moreThe head of the GEB, Juan Ricardo Ortega, gave his opinion on the government’s proposed labor reform.
Read moreThe mayor of Medellin, Daniel Quintero, again referred to his proposal to freeze EPM's energy prices.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) and the National Energy Secretariat of Panama signed an agreement to promote a binational electricity network.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez Torres, spoke about the possible date of inauguration of the Colectora project.
Read moreAs rumored, ISA and Grupo Energia Bogota (GEB) have spoken about a possible alliance to create a transmission holding company.
Read moreAzimut Energía, a Colombian company specializing in energy efficiency solutions, is preparing to launch a Private Investment Fund (FIP).
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC), Baker Hughes and EPM Group's Caldas Hydroelectric Power Plant (Chec) signed a memorandum of understanding to structure feasibility studies for a geothermal project in Caldas.
Read moreAs rumored, ISA and Grupo Energia Bogota (GEB) have spoken about a possible alliance to create a transmission holding company.
Read moreOne of the bets of the current government is energy from renewable sources, and solar energy is currently one of the most present in the country.
Read moreThe Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) announced the projects that received connection concept for the next energy auction.
Read moreThe Committee of Experts of the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) has clarified the scope of Decree 0227 and the ability of its commissioners to develop their functions.
Read more
I have been involved with forecasting since the mid 1970s. My undergraduate essay deals with forecasting models and my masters’ concerns the effect of outliers or unusual extreme events on projections. I have built forecasting models for everything from commuter train ticket sales to oil field production and supervised forecasting teams that produced millions of datapoints every year. But I still get surprised when people mix up where forecasts come from and what they mean. The lead graph from the UPME’s latest energy projections (above) illustrates the issue.
Read moreThe governor of Atlantico, Elsa Noguera, announced that electricity has arrived in Vereda de las Vacas in Sabanalarga.
Read moreThe government is still looking for alternatives to reduce energy prices in Colombia. Now it has a new idea.
Read moreColombia's new Ambassador to Canada, Carlos Arturo Morales, will present to the government of that country the proposal for the energy integration of the continent.
Read moreThe mining company Drummond has great potential to contribute to the energy transition process.
Read more