Air-e presented its management report for the first two years of operation in the Caribbean region, with extraordinary results.
Read moreExperts talked about the rainy season that the country is experiencing due to the 'La Niña' phenomenon.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), reported consumption results for September 2022.
Read moreXM spoke about the new expansion projects that are strengthening the country's National Interconnected System (SIN) during the third quarter of 2022.
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) talked about Colombia's investments in renewable energy during recent years.
Read moreThe UK Ambassador to Colombia, George Hodgson spoke about the progress and plans of Barranquilla in energy issues.
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XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
Read moreThe Frente Amplio de Usuarios del Caribe and leaders of different trade organizations announced a protest to reject increases in energy prices.
Read moreAfinia, a subsidiary of EPM, announced a decrease in energy tariffs for the Caribbean region, as well as investments in solar panels.
Read moreColombia has ambitious plans to contribute to climate change, and experts talked about the role companies play in this process.
Read moreThe governor of Sucre, Héctor Olimpo Espinosa, made a proposal for the energy sector in the Caribbean region.
Read moreThe inhabitants of Cabo de la Vela are celebrating the implementation of a new project that will provide electricity 24 hours a day.
Read moreThe Executive Director of the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG), Jorge Valencia, announced that entities will work together to find a solution to the increase in energy prices.
Read moreHopes for a significant reduction of energy tariffs in the Coast disappeared shortly after the announcement made by Air-e that it will only apply a 5.65% discount.
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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?
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XM reported on energy generation during September 2022.
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XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
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ISA published new information on the Colombia-Panama electric interconnection project.
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The national government presented the final document of the tax reform to be discussed in the Congress. Experts reacted on its possible impacts on energy prices.
Read moreIsagen announced discounts in energy prices, in a strategy aligned with the pact for Tariff Justice promoted by the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez.
Read moreMinister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez, spoke about energy prices, energy transition, and other key issues for the sector.
Read moreACIEM’s Vice President, Nelson Navarrete Hernández, gave the opening speech at Enercol 2022, touching on key issues for the sector.
Read moreElectricity generation is mainly renewable, thanks to hydroelectric power plants, in Colombia. However, consumption still depends more on other sources of energy, derived from oil, demonstrating the need to diversify the matrix in a gradual way.
Read moreEnel announced that the El Guavio hydroelectric power plant is resuming normal operation.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), reported consumption results for August 2022.
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XM spoke about the role of hydroelectric plants in the country's energy matrix.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez, announced measures to curb the increase in electricity rates, and sector associations reacted to these measures.
Read moreAcolgen's Natalia Gutiérrez spoke about energy prices in the country.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez, spoke about the energy price crisis in the country.
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The CREG issued three resolutions announcing measures on electricity marketers and consumers.
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UPME's Christian Jaramillo spoke about the delays in energy projects and the possible consequences of this situation in the coming years.
Read moreColombia has discussed about the high energy prices in the last weeks. Companies in the sector proposed alternatives to solve this crisis.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a pact to solve the rise in energy prices.
Read moreThe National University of Colombia (UNAL) published a study about the geothermal potential to meet energy demand in Bogotá.
Read moreThe DANE reported an increase in inflation for August, where electricity prices played an important role. President Gustavo Petro spoke about this issue.
Read moreThese are the details of the most recent protest at the Guavio hydroelectric plant.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Large Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asoenergía) made a request to the government and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) regarding renewable energies.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Irene Vélez, and Promigas', Juan Manuel Rojas, talked about the relevance of green hydrogen and natural gas in the energy transition process.
Read moreWe spoke to Maria Lara Estrada of LATAM Airlines Colombia and she told us that the secret to cleaner aviation is all in the process. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is the airline industry’s solution to lowering air travel emissions.
Read moreThis is President Petro’s proposal to enhance South America’s strengths in terms of energy.
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro announced Belizza Janet Ruiz as the new Vice Minister of Energy.
Read moreEnergy sector associations called on the government to allocate enough resources from the 2023 General Budget (PGN) to cover energy and gas subsidies for 2022 and 2023.
Read morePresident of the Colombian Association of Power Generators (Acolgen), Natalia Gutiérrez Jaramillo, spoke about the energy transition.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced energy prices in Colombia in July this year.
Read moreInterContinental Energy, one of the largest developers and earliest investors in carbon-free “green hydrogen” projects, forecasted that the cost of fuel will be competitive by the end of the decade.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), reported consumption results for July 2022.
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The market for environmentally friendly vehicles is increasingly gaining strength in the country.
Read moreOne of the main renewable energy projects Línea De Transmisión Colectora - Cuestecitas and Cuestecitas - La Loma could be delayed for up to three years.
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Marco Pastrana, President of Motorysa, spoke about the market for clean energy vehicles.
Read moreXM, with the support of the World Bank and the advice of EPRI, evaluated the current capabilities for resilience to strengthen the Colombian electricity sector.
Read moreNatasha Avendaño, Superintendent of Service (SuperServicios) spoke about the new operators in the Caribbean region Afinia and Air-e.
Read moreEnel Colombia explained to its users why it might be presenting increases in energy rates, given the multiple complaints due to this issue.
Read moreJavier Díaz Molina, President of the National Association of Foreign Trade (Analdex), spoke about the behavior of the sale of electric vehicles (EVs).
Read moreEnergy sector experts and executives talked about how the energy transition process should be evolve in Colombia.
Read moreThe Vice Minister of Energy, Miguel Lotero, visited Providencia Island where Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) started the construction and assembly of the first solar farm in the region.
Read moreThe Tesorito generation plant, owned by Celsia, Proeléctrica and Canacol (TSX: CNE), will provide reliable energy capacity to the country.
Read moreGrupo Energia Bogota (GEB) announced important progress in the construction of the Colectora project.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced energy prices in Colombia in June this year.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) highlighted the role of La Guajira in the energy transition process, thanks to its wind and solar potential.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a benefit for the Non-Interconnected Zones (ZNI), benefiting thousands of Colombians.
Read moreLast Wednesday there were two protests by energy service users in Barranquilla.
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XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
Read moreAndemos' Oliverio Garcia spoke about the energy transition and the key sectors to boost this process.
Read moreXM reported the entry of new generation projects to the country's energy matrix.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) highlighted the achievements in the energy transition process.
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The way MinEnergia talks about the growth of renewable energy you might have thought those “green” electrons were already coursing through the network, elbowing less virtuous ones out of their way. As if in some corny animated ad from the early 1960s, we might see them popping out of the wall socket: bright green for wind and solar electrons, blue for hydroelectric electrons and dirty grey for the fossil fuel generated particles. But no. Not yet. Or at least you would stare at your cartoon wall socket a long time waiting for a green electron.
Read moreTermopaipa, a thermal plant, announced a project to help the country's energy transition.
Read moreGreenYellow, one of the world leaders in decentralized solar power generation and energy efficiency, announced senior debt financing on a portfolio of 111 energy efficiency projects in Colombia.
Read moreEnergy demand in Colombia increased during the third week of May 2022.
Read moreXM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced energy prices in Colombia in May this year.
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On Tuesday this week BP published its annual energy statistics but that is a mammoth database and it takes time to work through all the numbers. By good fortune, I stumbled across data on energy usage (KWh) per capita and I thought it might make some interesting charts.
Read moreMayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo Heins, filed a lawsuit against a resolution of the Commission for the Regulation of Energy and Gas (CREG).
Read moreThe country has a huge mining potential, and this sector can be a key player in the energy transition process at the same time.
Read moreAuthorities of the department of Quindio announced a plan to achieve 100% electrical coverage.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), reported consumption results for May 2022.
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XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
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Authorities analyzed the problems related to the high cost of energy in the Caribbean region.
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Presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández spoke about energy prices on Colombia's Caribbean Coast and his plans to adjust energy costs.
Read more2022 continues to generate expectations of big deals; one of them contemplated the sale of a subsidiary of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) in the energy sector, initially to another company with operations in Colombia. However, it seems like the plans have changed.
Read moreSometimes we are too quick to use apply “green” to anything which comes out of the ground and too quick to think one solution fits all situations. This came to mind for me when reading two contrarian articles about biofuels and mixing hydrogen with natural gas. Both essentially said, “We should not be doing this.”
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Colombia is betting on increasing the number of charging stations to encourage the sale of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Electromaps reported on the regions with the most charging stations.
Read moreAir-e denounced a new case of energy fraud, in the municipality of Polonuevo.
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Studies and government policies at a global level ratify the likelihood that in the coming decades the energy landscape will undergo an important transformation.
Read moreSector associations spoke about the possible behavior of energy prices during 2022.
Read moreEnergy demand in Colombia increased during the third week of May 2022.
Read moreThe National Association of Generating Companies (Andeg) is developing the ninth Energy Forum in which the most important issues regarding the country's energy stability and security of the market are being discussed.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Large Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asoenergía) warned about the increase in energy prices in the country.
Read moreXM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced energy prices in Colombia in April this year.
Read moreThe National Association of Generating Companies (Andeg) announced the expected investments for thermal projects in 2022.
Read moreMayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, made a statement on the power failures in recent days in Barranquilla.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market (MEM), reported the behavior of this metric in April 2022.
Read moreBogotá is betting on a new model for solid waste disposal.
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XM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
Read moreColombian authorities and investors continue to talk about the offshore wind potential in the Caribbean Sea.
Read moreAuthorities presented the roadmap for offshore wind projects recently, highlighting Colombia's wind energy potential.
Read moreThe Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), Carlos Eduardo Correa, invited companies to join the carbon neutral policy.
Read moreHidroituango managed to reach one of the most important technical milestones in the development of its engineering.
Read moreThree companies are preparing to lead energy storage in the country.
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