Energy costs are increasing, starting to negatively impact inflation metrics in the Caribbean region.
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Authorities announced new investments for the department of Bolívar, with the aim of improving electricity service in the Caribbean coast.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) gave an update on its ‘Plan 5 Caribe’ initiative. The project aims to improve the energy infrastructure of Colombia’s Caribbean region.
Read moreThis is how Jesús Cruz and his son went from leveraging organic waste in Barranquilla, to making fertilizer for plants and to potentially generating energy from ‘waste’.
Read morePresident Ivan Duque spoke about Colombia’s target for electric vehicles in the long term, and about the advances that his administration has made on the matter.
Read moreTerpel presented its new mobility strategy, focused on boosting the use of electric vehicles in Colombia.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), published its prospects for the Colombian Energy System for the short, medium and long term.
Read moreElectricaribe’s Ángela Rojas published a new addendum for the search process of a new energy operator in the Caribbean region.
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.
Read moreThe Association of Non-Interconnected Zones Entities (Asezonic) showed its concern about the short time to submit comments on the proposal of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), regarding subsidies in Non-Interconnected Zones (ZNI).
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President Iván Duque announced the opening of the first charging station for electric vehicles on the Bogotá-Medellín highway.
Read moreMaría Luisa Chicappe, President of Asoenergía spoke about the large energy projects that the country needs.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), reported the behavior of energy demand during September this year, highlighting positive results.
Read moreThis is authorities’ plan to reduce ‘bottlenecks’ in the energy sector, and bring energy service to more rural areas.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) and AES Colombia opened the biggest energy self-generation solar park in the country, located in the municipality of Castilla La Nueva (Meta).
Read moreThe idea of replacing the entire fleet of the Integrated Public Transport System (SITP) with electric buses, has generated controversy. Here is why.
Read moreExperts from the talked about the Mission for the Transformation and Modernization of the Electric Sector and the expectations of this process.
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Ivan Duque, President of Colombia, participated in the summit on climate change in the framework of the 74th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly. He announced a new regional goal for incorporating renewable energies.
Read moreAccording to the company, Hidroituango will start operating at the end of 2021.
Read moreEnel-Codensa and the National University inaugurated the first High Voltage and Renewable Energy Innovation Laboratory (LIATER) in the country. The entities expect to make great contributions to the sector, thanks to this facility.
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Angela Cadena, Coordinator of the Mission for Energy Transformation of the Colombian government, participated in Enercol 2019. She talked about this process, energy policy challenges and other main issues. In addition, Boris Mullet, Energy Manager of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), talked about how the company is facing energy transition.
Read moreThe Atlantic Committee conducted an analysis of the Unserved Energy Demand (DENA) during the first five months of this year and the results are worrying for the Caribbean region.
Read moreThe government of President Duque promised to make a ‘revival’ of the energy sector one of its main priorities. How much has been achieved so far?
Read moreThe department of La Guajira is one of the most important in the country when it comes to renewable energies, and paradoxically, has been one of the most neglected areas by the different governments.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM) reported the behavior of energy demand during August this year, with positive results.
Read moreAlthough energy coverage in Colombia is high, there is still a large number of households that lack this service. What can the government do to improve the situation?
Read moreColombia has sought to improve its energy efficiency in recent years, but little progress has been made in this area. The Energy Mining Planning Unit (UPME) conducted a study on the cost of energy inefficiency in the country.
Read moreEnergy generation and distribution Associations expressed their concern about the resources allocated to energy and gas subsidies.
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The Colombian government announced the National Development Plan (PND) a few months ago. Angela Montoya, Former President of Acolgen, spoke about this plan and its effects on energy costs.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM) reported the behavior of energy demand during June this year, with positive results.
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XM reported the energy generation distribution in July this year. Renewable resources (including hydro) remain as the main player in the Colombian energy matrix.
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The Middle Magdalena region currently hosts the development of eight solar projects, key for diversification of the national energy matrix.
Read moreMedellín authorities and the Bolivariana University (UPB) created an innovative proposal to store and re-use the energy generated by trains when they stop.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM) reported the behavior of energy demand during June this year, with positive results.
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The Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) announced a new bidding process for energy projects on the Colombian Caribbean coast. The government gave the green light to this process with the aim of improving the region’s energy supply.
Read moreThis design by Electronic Engineering student, Juan David Villegas, might be able to solve energy issues in some of Colombia’s rural areas.
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Celsia, a company from the Argos Group, spoke about its new initiative for the national energy market: solar panels in households.
Read moreThe 2019 South America Energy Series took place in Bogotá. Industry experts and governmental entities debated how to increase the country’s competitiveness.
Read moreThe Ministry of Commerce (MinComercio) performed an analysis on energy costs in the Department of Atlantico and its effects on the productive sector.
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Colombia officially started its energy transition process, and the fact that major cities like Cali and Medellín welcomed electric buses to their bus fleet, is proof of it.
Read moreThe government is looking to diversify the energy matrix with unconventional renewable energy sources. The Colombian Caribbean is positioned as one of the regions with great potential to develop these projects.
Read moreTwo Colombian companies, Celsia and Haceb, brought their innovation teams together to develop the first charging station for electric vehicles.
Read moreAsocodis, Asoenergía, Acolgen, Andeg, Andesco, CAC and the Chamber of Major Energy and Gas Consumers of the Andi sent a letter to Maria Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), with proposals for the energy sector.
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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 National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) announced the creation of new sectoral environmental "agendas" in the country, in partnership with the Colombian energy sector. The entity announced a new agreement with the Association of Renewable Energies Colombia (SER Colombia)
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.
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.
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Astrid Álvarez, President of the Bogotá Energy Group (GEB), spoke about the company's plans in Colombia.
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The Colombian government is committed to selling Electricaribe with the goal of boosting energy sector on the Caribbean coast. Natasha Avendaño, Superintendent of Public Services, together with representatives of the government and local authorities, talked about this process, Electricaribe debt and the market segmentation
Read moreThe vice minister of energy, Diego Mesa, took the stage of the Third International Energy Forum to talk about the government’s achievements in favor of the industry.
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.
Read moreThe Caribbean region is ready to welcome a new energy cluster with the help of the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Colombia’s Business Growth Management Unit (Innpulsa Colombia) and five local Chambers or Commerce.
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 moreThe Group spoke about its new ‘sustainable ventures’ in the country. Here are the details.
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 moreVice Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Diego Mesa, spoke about new energy initiatives to be developed during the second half of 2019 in San Andres.
Read moreThe renewable energy boom is expanding to several sectors and regions in Colombia. The Municipality of Florida, South of Valle del Cauca, announced an innovative project in this area, which will benefit several people in the region.
Read moreThe program is developed together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Denmark.
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 Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Maria Fernanda Suarez, represented Colombia in the ‘Energy Transition’ forum that took place during the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland).
Read moreEnergy exchange XM reported on energy demand during 2018 in Colombia. The firm highlighted that consumption grew and some industries were key to achieve this.
Read more 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 moreThe National Department of Statistic (DANE) published figures for the variation of energy service tariffs. This is what industry experts have to say about it.
Read moreConcerns about a possible shortage of energy in Colombia are rising due to the El Niño phenomenon. However, the energy marketplace, XM, conducted a study on the levels of energy generation with fossil fuels and the results provide peace of mind for now.
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.
Read moreThe Colombian energy sector has great growth potential and several investors are betting on this market. However, some measures are beginning to generate concern witih the large energy consumers.
Read moreXM, operator of the National Interconnected System and administrator of Colombia’s wholesale energy market, reported on the country’s energy generation figures for the month of November 2018.
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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 moreColombia’s Axia Energía opened its new Termonorte thermoelectric plant in Santa Marta; the first one of its kind in the department of Magdalena.
Read moreVientos del Norte S.A.S will develop the ‘Alpha Eolic Generation’ (AEG) project in La Guajira; the first of its kind in Colombia.
Read moreSeveral companies are investing in new energy sources, and solar panels have positioned themselves as one of the most attractive alternatives in this issue. Aguas de Cartagena (Acuacar) announced investments in this topic and new strategies with the aim of improving its environmental performance.
Read moreThe country is committed to reducing pollution levels and promoting new sources of energy friendly to the environment. Ricardo Lozano, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente), spoke about 'green growth' in the country.
Read moreThe crisis of Hidroituango generated a need for a high cash flow in EPM. The company announced the sale of several of its assets to address this emergency, creating a discussion in the country. The Council of Medellín decided on this alternative.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) spoke about its ‘energy efficiency’ program. Here are the details.
Read moreColombia wants to diversify its energy matrix, promoting the use of new sources friendlier to the environment. The National Center for Coffee Research (Cenicafé) conducted a study on the benefits of solar energy in the coffee sector.
Read moreThe Colombian government is working on an energy efficiency plan for the country. The Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) spoke about some of the alternatives for this strategy. Entrepreneurs and representatives of the sector spoke as well.
Read moreThe Colombian government is working to promote energy efficiency in the country and labels play a key role in this process. Representatives of the sector spoke on this important topic.
Read moreColombia is the fourth palm oil producer worldwide, but only 10% of the tree is leveraged for energy production. Here is how the product can be efficiently used.
Read moreThe group will allocate important resources for the modernization of electrical infrastructure in the country, among other changes.
Read moreThe Deputy Minister of Energy, Alonso Cardona, spoke about the need to stablish a responsible, efficient energy consumption.
Read moreFindeter (Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial) announced a new strategy to finance electricity projects in the country. The entity participated in the II International Meeting of Electric Mobility.
Read moreThe emergency in the Hidroituango project created a gap in the energy supply for the medium term, since this plant will take longer than expected to start operations. The Colombian Association of Electric Power Generators (Acolgen) said that the government is working on alternatives to replace this lack of energy in the coming years.
Read moreThe Bogotá Energy Group (GEB) announced that the Bolívar-Cartagena transmission line started its operation phase, which will benefit inhabitants of northern Bolívar.
Read moreCoca-Cola Femsa announced the migration to ‘clean energy’ consumption systems for all its plants in Colombia.
Read moreThe Colombian energy sector is expanding thanks to the good growth prospects of domestic demand and several companies are betting on this market. Enel Group announced its investment plans in the country.
Read moreColombia has discussed the convenience and future of natural gas and energy subsidies for low-income families. Senator Mauricio Gómez recently created a controversy about the future of these subsidies.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) reiterated its commitment to the generation of sustainable energy.
Read moreÁngela Montoya, President of the Colombian Association of Energy Producers (Acolgen), spoke about the main challenges of the new government in the energy sector in an event in Bogotá.
Read moreThe Energy Mining Planning Unit (UPME) published the schedule for the implementation and administration of the first auction of long-term electric power contracts, in which it will also be possible to participate with non-conventional technology projects.
Read moreThe Hidroituango emergency generated large losses for Empresas Públicas de Medellin (EPM), forcing the company to sell some of its non-strategic assets to avoid a financial crisis. However, political sectors have shown their concern, because this strategy would generate some losses for EPM.
Read moreThe president of Colombia’s Association of Electric Power Generators (Acolgen), Ángela Montoya, explained why and how Colombia will face ‘El Niño’ phenomenon without any issues.
Read moreColombia wants to promote the development of new energy sources and solar panels are positioned as one of the most attractive alternatives. Surtigas has big plans in this sector in the country.
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