The Superintendency of Public Utilities (Superservicios) announced the activation of a special follow-up committee for the management program signed with Afinia.
Read morePresident Iván Duque and the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, supervised the development of the first stage of the Helios I solar farm.
Read moreThe authorities discovered a millionaire fraud that several commercial establishments were committing against the energy service in Barranquilla.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) created the Carbon Neutrality Alliance with the goal of making the Colombian electricity sector carbon neutral by 2050.
Read moreColombian authorities postponed again the signing of contracts awarded in the last renewable energy auction.
Read moreColombia finds itself in an asymmetric situation: it is expected to be one of the most affected by climate change but it is way down on the list of those causing the phenomenon. So whatever it might contribute to lowering its carbon footprint will have only a minimal impact on its own outcomes. As a recent IEA study emphasizes, lowering its carbon footprint is less important than preparing the country for the damage that climate change might bring.
Read moreA resolution issued in June 2021 by the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG), may delay the development and/or entry into operation of several unconventional renewable energy projects.
Read moreThe Adaptation Fund, an entity attached to the Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda), announced large investments for those affected by climate change.
Read moreMinister of Mines and Energy (MinEneriga), Diego Mesa, talked about the Hidroituango megaproject and EPM's commitments with this project.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) issued a resolution that defines a new formula for purchasing energy.
Read moreWhile in Europe, President Iván Duque Márquez spoke about the energy transition process in Colombia.
Read moreControl Risks is a specialized consultant firm “committed to helping our clients build organizations that are secure, compliant and resilient”. Every year at this time they publish the results of a survey sent to their clients and those who follow the company on LinkedIn. It was interesting to see where climate change ended up in the list of risks and in the list of opportunities.
Read moreOn instructions of the President of the Republic, Iván Duque Márquez, a Unified Command Post (PMU) was held to discuss the Hidroituango project.
Read moreThe President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, signed a joint declaration on environmental dialogue.
Read moreInvest in Cartagena and the Cartagena Chamber of Commerce are promoting the renewable energy sector.
Read moreThe mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, delivered new electric buses for the city.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), in association with the World Bank, announced initial recommendations to massify wind energy in the country.
Read moreCompanies developing renewable energy projects have a different alternative to long-term contract auctions to sell the energy generated.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) ended its control and follow-up visit to the Hidroituango project.
Read moreColombia seeks to establish the terms to administer and manage royalty resources to strengthen energy in Non-Interconnected Zones (ZNI).
Read moreIRENA, which stands for International Renewable Energy Agency, recently published a study it called “Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation: The Hydrogen Factor”. It is largely based on a survey it did of its 164 members and 162 global experts on hydrogen or energy. Colombia is mentioned five times in the 118-page report (six counting an anonymous appearance on a map) but the survey results did make me think about the country’s chances of success in this new industry.
Read moreAlthough late for Glasgow, a number of studies have recently come out dealing the energy transition and some of these have mentioned Colombia explicitly or provided guidance on how transition might evolve.
Read moreThe Superintendence of Residential Public Utilities published the number of claims for public services.
Read moreUS is considering extending Trump-era tariffs on solar power imports.
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the growing trend for greater awareness of its impact on consumers and the preservation of the environment.
Read moreThe Comptroller General's Office (CGR) declared full compensation of the Hidroituango damage.
Read moreThe Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente), Carlos Eduardo Correa, pursued his environmental agenda in Costa Rica.
Read morePresidential pre-candidates showed their positions on a possible tax reform during the debate organized by El Tiempo.
Read morePresident Ivan Duque spoke about the achievements of energy transformation during his administration.
Read more“Green” these days means “environmentally friendly” obviously and, in the energy context, the topic of this website. But before we were so aware of our effect on the planet, “green” usually referred to “greenbacks”, a slang term for US dollars. “Green financing” means going for greenbacks for environmentally friendly projects.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) granted environmental permission for the Escobal solar project.
Read moreThe Ministry of Transport (MinTransporte) talked about the number of Electric Vehicles (EV) registered in the RUNT during 2021.
Read moreFollowing the announcement of the extension of the 'Pico y Placa' measure in Bogota, it is expected that the sale of bicycles and other associated lines, such as scooters and electric bicycles, will have a significant increase.
Read moreI had not planned a sequel to last week’s Thursday Thoughts article on energy efficiency but then I stumbled upon a New Yorker piece about refrigeration and an apparent energy-efficiency death spiral.
Read morePresident Iván Duque announced the goal of declaring a large part of the country a protected area.
Read moreThe Colombian Council of State determined that the sale of the Nation's shareholding in Isagén did not affect the collective rights and interests of the community.
Read moreColombia plans to raise significant resources to invest in hydrogen development.
Read moreColombia is advancing in its energy transition policy, increasing renewable energy capacity.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) issued Resolution 174 of 2021, which updates the rules for small-scale self-generation and distributed generation.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) is preparing the roadmap for offshore wind energy generation.
Read moreBeing in Canada for several weeks over the year-end holiday period is a reminder of the differences between Colombia and North America in term of energy consumption. Despite these, the Colombian government believes there is still much that the country can do to be more efficient.
Read moreThe Colombian government announced the hydrogen roadmap, generating comments by energy experts.
Read moreThe Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), Carlos Eduardo Correa, talked about the energy transformation and the role of the private sector in this process.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about his new agenda for the energy sector.
Read moreThe Ministry of Environment (MinAmbiente) announced that more than 70 educational institutions have committed to achieve net zero carbon emissions.
Read moreThe mayor of Medellín, Daniel Quintero, said that the agreement with Mapfre is only the first step, since the project still needs to be finished and resources not contemplated in the Comptroller's ruling still need to be recovered.
Read moreThe American Football Conference team in Los Angeles (late of San Diego) is called the Chargers and its logo (and nickname) is a lightning bolt. But none of the three origin myths of the name have anything to do with electricity so, none have anything to do with electric vehicles biggest challenge.
Read moreAfter the second instance ruling of the Comptroller General's Office for CoP$4.3T, EPM analyzes options to not affect the work on the mega project.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) granted an environmental permit for the Potrerito Solar Park project.
Read moreMayors from nine Latin American cities will meet in Barranquilla at the I Biodivercuidades Forum.
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 Controller General left in firm (second instance) the fiscal responsibility ruling against 26 officials and contractors in the Hidroituango case.
Read moreController General ratified the fiscal responsibility ruling against 26 officials and contractors, generating reactions.
Read moreMichael Frédeau, Managing Director of BCG, spoke about climate change and the role of business in environmental adaptation.
Read moreThe bill to ratify the environmental treaty was sunk in the last legislature. The Duque government reintroduced it.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Large Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asoenergía), reiterated the need for a comprehensive review of as supply policy and its relation with transportation.
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In policy-making, the relative often takes precedence over the absolute, not the least because it is often a more positive story. Such is the case with Colombia’s solar generation capacity.
Read moreColombia's Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced an update of its rules for distributed energy generation and small-scale self-generation through Resolution 174 of 2021.
Read moreMore than 40,000 international experts met in Glasgow at COP26 to find solutions to curb global warming.
Read moreDaniel Ricardo Paez Delgado, Head of the legal office of the National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA), spoke about the environmental license for the mega project.
Read moreThe Senate showed its concern about a possible sale of Electrificadora del Meta (EMSA) by the government.
Read moreLast week COP26 ended and we are still seeing stories about what it means and what it means for Colombia.
Read moreThe government analysed the possible economic losses due to the climate change in Colombia.
Read moreThe Mining and Energy Planning Unit (Upme) published the sectors with the highest level of energy inefficiency.
Read morePresident Iván Duque presented Colombia's strategy to mitigate climate change by 2050. Camilo Prieto, founder of the Colombian Environmental Movement, spoke about the strategy.
Read moreColombia is using drones to update cartographic data of the territory.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), the German Energy Agency and the Colombian-German Chamber of Commerce signed an agreement of interest.
Read moreThe government has been preparing a roadmap to develop offshore wind farm projects in the short and medium term.
Read moreThe Inspector General reported the finding of misuse of resources invested in the Solidarity Fund for Subsidies and Income Redistribution (FSSRI).
Read moreFenoge’s Katharina Grosso spoke about the role of the entity to promote unconventional renewable energies in the country.
Read moreWe really dislike writing about scandals. Most of the time, they are a sideshow of no importance to investors or even to consumers. Writing about them just seems morbid. Sometimes it is hard not to write about them because the newspapers fill up with one story, crowding out other reporting on an industry. Sometimes it is hard not to write about a scandal because of the long-term consequences.
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Minister of Transport (MinTransporte) Angela Maria Orozco talked about the number of Electric Vehicles (EV) registered in the RUNT during this year.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) issued Resolution 171 of 2021, with benefits for energy destined to Electric Vehicles (EVs).
Read moreSER Colombia's Germán Corredor spoke about the benefits of the last unconventional renewable energy auction and the possibility of holding a new one next year.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, announced that the government is evaluating the opportunity to hold a new renewable energy auction.
Read morePresident Ivan Duque met with French President Emmanuel Macron, announcing French investments in Colombia.
Read moreFrom Glasgow, Scotland, Mauricio Claver-Carone, President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), spoke about the bank's concerns about the Hidroituango project.
Read moreThe Colombian government opened a call for 500 companies to commit to carbon neutrality, receiving a positive response from the private sector.
Read moreThe Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), Carlos Eduardo Correa, talked about the Climate Action Law, achievements in the protection of natural parks and the goal of becoming a carbon neutral country by 2050.
Read moreThe government is moving forward in creating a framework for financing sustainable growth in the future: the green taxonomy.
Read moreAuthorities assigned long-term energy supply contracts to nine generation companies with 11 generation projects in the third renewable energy auction.
Read moreSenators discussed the dissatisfaction of users with the provision of energy service in the Caribbean.
Read moreThe government announced the nine winning companies in the renewable energy auction.
Read moreXM's General Manager, María Nohemi Arboleda, spoke about the renewable energy auction, and the Hidroituango case.
Read moreThe National Businessmen Association (ANDI) and the Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure (CCI) joined forces to send a message about the Hidroituango case.
Read morePresident Iván Duque warned about the possible arrival of ‘La Niña’ phenomenon in Colombia.
Read moreXM announced that the last stage of the pre-qualification process has been completed.
Read moreColombian President Iván Duque spoke about the situation of the Hidroituango project.
Read moreAndesco’s Camilo Sanchez Ortega spoke about smart energy metering systems and prior consultations.
Read moreAttorney Hernán Cadavid filed a lawsuit against the appointment of Jorge Carrillo and spoke about the reasons for it.
Read moreThe Mayor of Bogota, Claudia Lopez met with the Minister for the Pacific and Environment of the United Kingdom, Zac Goldsmith, and other governors and representatives of city associations.
Read moreAndesco's Camilo Sanchez spoke about prior consultations and the effects on investment in the renewable energy sector.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced a new reconfiguration auction for the sale of firm energy obligations for the period 2022-2023.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) Diego Mesa participated in the forum "El racionamiento que acecha" (The rationing that lurks) and sent a message of security.
Read moreThe Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), Carlos Eduardo Correa, spoke about the country's plans to get resources to mitigate CO2 emissions.
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