The current Colombian government certainly believes in the green hydrogen opportunity. As recently as earlier this month we have seen new announcements of Ministry plans. But is this real or just a feel-good press release?
Read moreA recent Financial Times Energy Source article describes a disastrous transition project from South Africa. Describing it as a “cautionary tale”, the FT story demonstrates the problems with accelerating the shift from fossil fuels before having all the pieces in place. Colombia can learn from it.
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The Petro government is doing its best to promote rail and other forms of public transport but this year so far, the story is not great: rail cargo is down 11% year-over-year. The issue is coal (over 99% of all rail-carried cargo) which is down the same 11%. This and other stories about rail and mass transport from our review of the second quarter.
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Dialogo Canada is an annual forum to exchange ideas between Colombia and Canada about business and related policy issues. Organized by the Colombia-Canada Chamber of Commerce, the 13th edition was held on November 15th in Bogotá. After the introductory speeches, the first panel was on hydrogen (H2), a major topic for MinEnergia and investors, both local and international.
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With his unmistakable talent to grab headlines with outrageous ideas that most people / voters will think are wonderful, President Gustavo Petro suggested a few weeks ago that public transport should be “free”. Of course, it will not be “free”. Taxpayers will have to pay for it.
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OK. Not strictly on topic. But we have to have fun every once in a while, and I’m sure your companies have discussed what Artificial Intelligence (AI) means for your operation. I have experimented with some of the more interesting tools, ChatGPT and MidJourney, so thinking you will find this useful. Or amusing. Or both! Or neither. (This article has lots of graphics. It may be better viewed on a laptop or pad and over WiFi.)
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We recently reported President Gustavo Petro saying “Colombia can be the Saudi Arabia of clean energies.” To be sure, a bold and dramatic statement, but (as usual) he was long on big ideas and short on details. What would it mean to be “The Saudi Arabia of clean energy”? Could Colombia aspire to such a distinction?
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I’m in Canada for a few weeks and getting to spend time with Barrie and Laurie, my retired, environmentally conscious friends. I got an update on rooftop solar and we took day-long trip in their electric Hyundai Kona. The shape of things to come for Colombians.
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Some friends of mine back in Canada took a cross country trip in their all-electric vehicle. They are passionate conservationists, not followers of the latest trend. But they said they would never do it again. Would you do a cross-country EV trip in Colombia?
Read moreI recently read to my 95-year-old mother The Economist’s Technology Quarterly series on high-tech solutions to the climate crisis. She is an able debater and, given her advanced age, she does not worry much about long- or even medium-term impacts (“I won’t have to worry about that”) but recognizes the necessity of doing something today.
Read moreYesterday we published the third article this year about Colombia’s plans for adding nuclear energy to the country’s energy matrix. The topic of what is “green” has been getting increasing attention in the local and international press.
Read moreThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said that efforts to incorporate electromobility have grown in Latin American countries since 2020.
Read moreEnel-Codensa announced the delivery of new SITP electric buses.
Read moreThe world is seeing a boom in solar energy projects, and Colombia is no stranger to this trend.
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The National Association for Sustainable Mobility (Andemos) published its monthly report on the behavior of the hybrid and electric vehicle market in November 2020. Here are the details.
Read moreA group of young people from the department of Santander created a new solar pumping system to supply water to La Guajira. Here are the details.
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President Iván Duque announced the opening of the first charging station for electric vehicles on the Bogotá-Medellín highway.
Read moreColombian economist, Lina Brand, explained why the energy transition process to renewable energies may not be as expensive, energetically speaking, as many thought.
Read moreThe registration of electric cars in the country increased this year, confirming a change in the automotive market.
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President Iván Duque opened the event where the government introduced the Mission of Experts that will lead Colombia’s energy transition process.
Read moreThe development of distributed energy projects in the country continues to grow, despite the lack of a proper regulatory framework. This is what experts had to say on the matter.
Read moreColombia aims to accelerate the diversification of its energy matrix with a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Here is how.
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The Colombian government wants to diversify the energy matrix and renewable energies play a key role in this process. Authorities are analyzing where to develop new projects and two regions stand out thanks to their environmental characteristics.
Read moreA study by the Edmond de Rothschild Group showed that Colombia was the second country in the world to make the most progress in its energy transition processes during 2017.
Read moreThe world has used the resources of nature for its development and growth, but climate change has created many concerns and needs for change. Álvaro Sánchez, performed an analysis on renewable and non-renewable resources.
Read moreThe Colombian government wants to diversify the country's energy matrix, promoting the development of projects with new energy sources. Experts spoke on this topic at the third International Renewable Energies Meeting.
Read moreItaly's Enel opened its first solar generator in Colombia, the country’s largest renewable energy plant so far.
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The Colombian government is promoting the diversification of the energy matrix and Unconventional Renewable Energy Sources (known locally as FNCER) play a key role in this process. Colombian authorities established a challenging installed-capacity goal for the next four years.
Read moreCompanies from the Argos group, Celsia and Odinsa, are working to bring solar energy to Colombia’s El Dorado airport.
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The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) will bring energy service to vulnerable families in La Guajira, with the help of firms that develop sustainable self-generation energy projects. Here are the details.
Read moreThe government undertook to diversify the Colombian energy matrix, promoting the development of renewable energies. Reuters conducted an analysis on the country's potential in this issue.
Read moreVice-minister of Energy (MinMinas), Diego Mesa, spoke about Colombia’s plan to keep its energy transformation process going.
Read moreColombia is experiencing a boom in renewable energy projects at present, and these are rapidly gaining ground in the energy market. The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) announced the first environmental license for a solar project in Colombia.
Read moreThe controversy over the renewal of TransMilenio’s fleet was thought to be over, until the public opinion blamed buses for high pollution levels in Bogotá, following the government’s ‘orange alert’ for the city’s air quality.
Read moreThe implementation of renewable energies is becoming a trend in Colombia and several sectors are joining this. The Government of Santander, through the Ministry of Agriculture, announced a new solar energy project in the region.
Read moreThe government announced it will receive important resources from Europe’s Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Fund (NAMA), to improve the air quality in Colombia’s main cities.
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The Hidroituango crisis has generated concerns about the future of power generation in Colombia. The Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced a new auction to solve these concerns. In addition, the government has high hopes for renewable energies.
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) plans to hold a renewable energy auction on February 26th. The entity highlighted that several companies have shown their interest in participating in this process.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), María Fernanda Suárez, highlighted the importance of the Caribbean region for the country’s energy transition process.
Read moreColombian authorities are working on a resolution to promote the development of Energy Storage Systems with Batteries (Saeb) in the National Interconnected System (SIN).
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Colombia is looking for alternatives to reduce air pollution in major cities and electric buses are positioned as one of the main options to achieve this. Medellin is a pioneer in this area in the country.
Read moreMaria Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) participated in the Ninth Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). She spoke about the country's commitment to renewable energies and its potential in this area.
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) spoke about the energy transition process’ benefits for Colombia. María Fernanda Suarez, MinMinas, highlighted the role of natural gas in this process.
Read moreInhabitants of Miravalle (Valle del Cauca) celebrated that they now have electricity service, two years after the peace accords with the Farc were signed.
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