Colombia could unleash as much as 18 GW of non-conventional renewable energy, enough to cover the country’s power needs for over a decade, if environmental licensing processes and early-stage planning are streamlined, according to former UPME Director Adrián Correa.
Read moreAt the Colombian Business Congress hosted by ANDI, the association’s President, Bruce Mac Master, issued a stark warning over the country’s energy outlook, persistent labor informality, and rising debt financing costs driven by waning investor confidence.
Read moreThe department of Cesar could soon see the implementation of a differential operation model for electricity service, according to Ricardo José Arango Restrepo, general manager of Afinia.
Read moreColombia’s Inspector General’s Office and the Comptroller General’s Office launched a joint investigation into the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) over concerns regarding delayed payments of energy and gas subsidies, as well as unresolved debt linked to the country’s “tariff option” scheme.
Read moreOver the past year, the Petro administration has pushed forward an ambitious energy transition agenda centered on sustainability, decentralization, and equitable access.
Read moreThe Colombian government, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Announced a bold initiative to train at least 250,000 electricians as part of its Just Energy Transition plan, focusing on the rollout of solar energy projects in remote and underserved regions of the country.
Read moreAlexandra Hernández, President of SER Colombia, is clear: while progress has been made, time is running out. With energy demand growing at twice the rate of generation capacity, the risk of a shortfall by 2027 is real.
Read moreThe administration of Colombian President Gustavo Petro is preparing a legislative push to allow vertical integration within the national energy sector, an effort aimed at enabling companies like Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) to operate across the entire electricity value chain, from generation to distribution.
Read moreColombia's Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, announced the construction of a Small Hydroelectric Plant (PCH) on the Río Tolo, located in the department of Chocó.
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Colombia’s energy demand rose by 4.53% in June 2025 compared to the same month last year.
Read moreColombia's energy sector is approaching a breaking point, according to a stark warning from the Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM).
Read moreColombia has taken a major step toward its energy transition goals with the launch of the Copey–Cuestecitas power transmission line, now fully operational in La Guajira, northern Colombia.
Read moreEcuador is once again facing the specter of widespread power outages and Colombia could play a key role to face this situation.
Read moreIn the heart of northern Antioquia, where the mountains cradle the Cauca River, rises one of Colombia’s most formidable infrastructure endeavors: the Ituango Hydroelectric Project.
Read moreThe Colombian government is ramping up its support for renewable energy, with a special focus on unlocking the stalled wind power sector.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Automotive Dealers (Aconauto) voiced its opposition to President Gustavo Petro’s proposal to impose a 10% tariff on electric bus imports.
Read moreIn a significant step toward modernizing its energy infrastructure, Colombia will begin enforcing new technical standards for residential electricity meters starting January 5, 2026.
Read moreColombia’s energy sector is sounding the alarm: the country is on track to face a serious electricity supply deficit by 2027, and action must be taken now.
Read moreAlexandra Hernández, president of SER Colombia, sent a message to the government and the country.
Read moreIn a striking comparison between classical mythology and modern energy policy, Aquiles Mercado, Vice President of Finance and Administration at Promigas, warned Colombia not to fall prey to seductive but impractical energy promises, what he calls “the siren song of environmental romanticism.”
Read moreThe Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MineEnergia) announced the resumption of electricity exports generated by hydropower, marking a key shift after the country overcame a prolonged El Niño weather phenomenon and severe drought that pushed reservoir levels down to just 28% of capacity.
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Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced the resumption of electricity exports generated by hydropower, following the end of what it described as “the most intense drought ever experienced” in the country.
Read moreAfter months of uncertainty due to last year’s severe drought, Colombia’s power sector has regained stability and even strength.
Read moreAs part of its commitment to user safety and community well-being, Air-e, the electricity distribution company, is intensifying its educational campaigns to raise awareness about the risks associated with the misuse of electrical installations, both in homes and public spaces.
Read moreColombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, announced that the country hopes to resume electricity exports to Venezuela by the end of 2025, in a move that revives long-suspended energy ties between the two nations.
Read moreIn a push to modernize urban transport and promote sustainable energy use, Colombia's Ministry of Transport has unveiled a roadmap to implement Law 2486, which regulates and encourages the use of light electric vehicles such as e-bikes and e-scooters.
Read moreFor over three decades, Colombia has avoided massive blackouts, even as other countries have faced energy crises, price spikes, and power shortages.
Read more2025 is shaping up to be pivotal for Latin American businesses striving toward smarter utility consumption and more robust energy efficiency strategies, initiatives critical for reducing costs and protecting the planet.
Read moreCarlos Arturo Cárdenas Guerra, President of the Colombian Association of Engineers (ACIEM), raised serious concerns about the ongoing risk of energy and gas shortages in Colombia.
Read moreThe Colombian government, under President Gustavo Petro, turned its attention to hydroelectric power companies, questioning high electricity prices despite full reservoirs.
Read moreThe Colombian government has announced a significant new investment of CoP$1.0T (approximately US$260M) to accelerate the development of energy communities across the country.
Read more2025 is shaping up to be a defining year for Latin American companies looking to optimize their utility consumption and cut costs through smart energy strategies.
Read moreIn the second quarter of 2025, 18 new projects entered commercial operation to bolster Colombia’s National Interconnected System (SIN), as part of XM’s responsibilities in operational planning.
Read moreColombia has taken a significant step toward strengthening its energy infrastructure by incorporating 12 new power generation projects into commercial operation during the second quarter of 2025.
Read moreColombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) responded positively to comments from the country’s energy sector regarding the draft legislation aimed at reforming the current energy tariff model.
Read moreDuring the launch of Colombia’s first geothermal energy project in the south of the country, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, confirmed the government’s intention to sell electricity to Venezuela, reviving an energy exchange that had been dormant for years.
Read moreAs Colombia navigates a pivotal moment in its energy transformation and economic recovery, leading companies like Enel Colombia, Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), and ISA are playing a decisive role in accelerating the energy transition.
Read moreColombia may be on the brink of a serious energy crisis by 2026, according to early warnings by former congressman and presidential pre-candidate David Luna.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market, reported the behavior of energy demand in Colombia during May.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission of Colombia (CREG) formally initiated proceedings to evaluate a request that could lead to the division of the energy market currently operated by Afinia, a subsidiary of Grupo EPM, in several areas of the Caribbean region.
Read moreFor the first time, Colombia has a detailed scientific estimate of what it would cost to generate electricity using modern nuclear technology.
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In a welcome turn of events, Bogotá has begun July 2025 with encouraging news: the Chingaza system, the city’s main water supply source, has surpassed 80% of its storage capacity.
Read moreThe energy supply for Colombia’s central regions, particularly Meta, Guaviare, and surrounding areas, is under serious threat due to prolonged delays in obtaining key environmental permits.
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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 June, 2025. Here are the details.
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As Colombia faces growing concerns over its natural gas supply, the president of Grupo de Energía de Bogotá (GEB), Juan Ricardo Ortega, is calling for urgent reforms in pricing, regulation, and long-term contracting.
Read moreColombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced it will examine the possible elimination of the standby charge, a fee paid by all electricity users to ensure energy availability during critical conditions, such as droughts caused by El Niño.
Read moreColombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, made a bold and controversial statement: a “mafia” has infiltrated the process of assigning grid connection points for new energy projects.
Read moreIn a strong push toward energy efficiency and community well-being, Colombian energy company Air-e (under government intervention) has trained more than 105,000 users across the departments of Atlántico, Magdalena, and La Guajira so far in 2025.
Read moreAs Colombia's electricity demand steadily rises, the pressure to expand energy supply becomes more urgent.
Read moreIn a major step toward deepening regional energy integration, Colombia and Panama have officially signed a bilateral regulatory agreement to bring to life the long-anticipated binational electric interconnection project.
Read moreIn a landmark report, Colombia’s electricity system operator XM issued a stark warning over increasing operational risks to the national grid.
Read moreA massive blackout plunged Barranquilla into darkness for more than two hours, affecting over 180,000 users and sending shockwaves through Colombia’s Caribbean region.
Read moreIn a bold move to address the persistent energy issues in La Guajira, Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, relocated his entire office and team to the department.
Read moreColombia’s energy sector remains in a deep financial crisis, despite the government’s recent disbursement of CoP$2.5T to partially settle outstanding 2024 subsidies owed to energy and gas companies.
Read moreIn a major step toward supporting Colombia's energy transition and promoting regional development, the national government has announced a resolution authorizing the distribution of CoP$1.5T from the General System of Royalties (SGR) as a production incentive to benefit 208 municipalities across 25 departments.
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Colombia’s energy generation sector continues to grow, but it is facing critical challenges that threaten the timely development of new projects.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Large Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asoenergía) raised a red flag over the state of energy security in Colombia, pointing to significant delays in energy transmission projects and insufficient infrastructure as major bottlenecks threatening both conventional power reliability and the progress of renewable energy initiatives.
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Colombia's electricity sector received a welcome boost in May 2025, as water reservoir levels used for power generation experienced a sharp increase, according to the latest report from XM, the country’s grid operator and wholesale energy market administrator.
Read moreAmylkar D. Acosta, former Minister of Mines and Energy, talked about the relevance of the Caribbean region to the energy transition in Colombia.
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Recently, the head of XM, the electricity market manager, told Valor Analitik, a business news site, that electricity demand would increase by 25% through 2033, driven by “electrified transport, coverage expansion, industrial development and the rise of energy-intensive technologies like Artificial Intelligence.” We would like to believe that but see no evidence in the data.
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Colombia is experiencing a sharp rise in energy demand, driven by transportation electrification, industrial growth, broader energy access, and the increasing power needs of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI).
Read moreIn a landmark move to reduce electricity costs and boost clean energy, Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, has signed a decree allowing households in socio-economic strata 1, 2, and 3 to generate their own electricity using solar panels.
Read moreCamilo Marulanda, president of Isagen, a leading Colombian company in energy generation and commercialization with a diverse portfolio of renewable sources (solar, wind, and hydroelectric), voiced strong concerns over the recently issued Decree 0572 by the Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda).
Read moreAt the Seventh XM Forum titled “Challenges of an Increasingly Complex Energy Sector”, Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, called for a thorough review and optimization of resources allocated to technology in the country’s electrical system. His remarks focused on XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System and administrator of the wholesale energy market.
Read moreIn a move stirring both regional interest and political tension, Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, reaffirmed the government's intention to resume energy exports to neighboring Venezuela.
Read moreAs Colombia strives to diversify its energy matrix and meet escalating electricity demands, a prominent voice in the renewable sector has issued a stark warning.
Read moreColombia's energy transition remains a hot topic as it continues to be a flagship initiative of the current national government.
Read moreEfforts to reform Colombia’s electricity tariff system suffered a major setback this week after the House Sixth Committee decided to shelve the “tariff justice” bill (No. 2020 of 2024), a proposal aimed at addressing the persistent high energy costs faced by consumers, especially in the country’s Caribbean region.
Read moreColombia’s Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) launched a public tender for the design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of the new Sopó substation (230/115 kilovolts), along with the development of two 230-kilovolt double-circuit transmission lines.
Read moreAs Colombia advances on the path toward energy transition, the country’s power sector is encountering serious challenges. Experts warn that without decisive action to strengthen regulatory stability, stimulate investment, and solve the energy “trilemma”, balancing energy security, environmental sustainability, and economic accessibility, the nation could face an unreliable energy supply and unfair pricing for consumers.
Read moreDuring the 8th Latin America Renewable Energy Summit, Colombia’s Deputy Minister of Energy, Jorge Andrés Cristancho, unveiled regulatory measures and inter-institutional strategies aimed at accelerating the country’s energy transition, with a special focus on geothermal energy and hydrogen.
Read moreColombian energy infrastructure giant ISA Intercolombia is making significant progress on two strategic international electric interconnection projects, one with Venezuela and the other with Panama, according to an update from Carlos Mario Caro, the company’s general manager.
Read moreColombia has taken a major step toward strengthening its electrical infrastructure with the recent approval of a key transmission line.
Read moreAs the global conversation on renewable energy intensifies, Colombia is emerging as a promising player in the integration of battery storage into its energy system.
Read moreIn a rare moment of harmony between the Colombian government and the energy industry, key trade associations, including Anadesco, Acolgen, Andeg, Asocodis, Naturgas, SER Colombia, and ACP, celebrated the Petro administration’s recent announcement of a CoP$2.5T payout.
Read moreFor over three decades, Colombia’s electric power model, designed after the 1992 blackout, has been a source of national pride. Since then, the country has successfully navigated seven El Niño phenomena, demonstrating the resilience of a system widely considered a benchmark in Latin America. However, cracks are beginning to show.
Read moreIn a move aimed at addressing long-standing financial pressures in Colombia’s energy and gas sectors, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced that the Petro administration has fully paid off the debts owed to companies for energy and gas subsidies corresponding to the years 2024 and 2025.
Read moreAlthough Medellín has emerged as a national leader in electric mobility, with over 8,000 electric vehicles on its streets, the infrastructure to support them is lagging far behind. From outdated residential wiring to dysfunctional charging stations, EV owners are encountering roadblocks at nearly every turn.
Read moreDespite assurances made earlier this year, the Colombian government has failed to deliver on its promise to pay off a significant portion of its growing debt to electricity companies.
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As Colombia transitions into its annual rainy season, the country’s hydropower reservoirs are showing encouraging signs of recovery, offering a significantly more optimistic outlook than the one seen at the same time last year.
Read moreAt the 17th Annual Energy Congress organized by the Colombian Association of Electric Energy Generators (Acolgén), Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Edwin Palma, announced the formation of a national dialogue platform aimed at crafting a new energy reform bill.
Read moreCarlos Fernando Galán, Mayor of Bogotá, raised serious concerns about a potential electricity supply shortage in the Colombian capital by 2026 if long-delayed transmission line projects are not completed in time.
Read moreAt the 17th Annual Energy Congress organized by Acolgen, top executives from Colombia’s power sector outlined critical bottlenecks threatening the reliability and sustainability of the country’s energy system.
Read moreIn the wake of mounting concerns over Colombia’s energy supply and rising electricity prices, Natalia Gutiérrez, President of Acolgen warned that state intervention will not fix the current challenges in the sector. Instead, she argued that increasing supply and competition are the only sustainable solutions.
Read moreColombia has successfully concluded three recent energy reconfiguration auctions that guarantee the country’s energy supply through 2028, while marking a significant step toward cleaner, more diversified generation.
Read moreThe city of Sincelejo, Colombia, is preparing to launch a pilot project aimed at helping residents manage their electricity usage according to their economic capabilities.
Read moreColombia’s energy sector is facing a mounting crisis, particularly in the Caribbean region, where the financial instability of utility company Air-e is raising fears of an imminent blackout.
Read moreIn a significant stride toward energy transition and economic relief, more than 400,000 families in Colombia’s Caribbean region could benefit from the first phase of the “Colombia Solar for Popular Economies” program, an initiative launched by the national government to promote clean energy use and reduce electricity costs in low-income communities.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) granted the environmental license for the “Electric line to connect Beta and Alpha wind farms to Cuestecitas Substation” project, located in the municipalities of Uribia, Maicao, and Albania in the department of La Guajira, Colombia.
Read moreDuring the first quarter of 2025, Colombia integrated 17 new energy projects into the National Interconnected System (SIN), aiming to strengthen the country's power supply and diversify its energy matrix.
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Recently, Spain experienced a widespread blackout that left large parts of the country, as well as neighboring Portugal and southern France, without electricity for nearly 10 hours.
Read moreThe ongoing dispute between the Colombian government and the National Association of Public Utility Companies (Andesco) has intensified amid growing concerns over an energy crisis.
Read moreColombia’s energy security is hanging by a thread, or rather, by a cloud.
Read moreAs global energy demand accelerates due to rapid technological growth, Hitachi Energy issued a stark warning.
Read moreAccenture’s Technology Vision 2025 study explores a pivotal shift in the energy industry, where artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a tool but a transformative force.
Read moreA growing number of industry associations in Colombia are urging the national government to engage in a serious, respectful dialogue to address the country’s increasingly critical energy situation.
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In March 2025, Colombia’s wholesale electricity market experienced a significant price decline.
Read moreAs Colombia advances in its commitment to a cleaner energy future, labor leaders in the mining and energy sectors are sounding the alarm about the social costs of this transformation.
Read moreAfter nearly three years of slow progress, Colombia’s energy communities program is finally starting to take shape, though not without criticism.
Read moreA sweeping energy theft operation has been exposed across the Colombian departments of Atlántico, Magdalena, and La Guajira, where electricity provider Air-e has launched a series of technical interventions to dismantle illegal connections and manipulated meters.
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