Medellín’s Mayor, Daniel Quintero, said that EPM is currently analyzing whether or not it can continue with the process to operate Electricaribe’s Caribe Mar segment.
Read moreThe EPM Group and Enerpereira found out that they will have to invest billions of pesos more than expected in Electricaribe’s segments. Here are the details.
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The Colombian Caribbean will be the focus of big industry projects during the next five years. Here are the details.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced that more families from Colombia’s rural areas will have access to energy service for the first time. This is why.
Read moreBarranquilla’s Fifth Civil Court ordered the city to pay a fine to Electricaribe. This is why.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, hosted the entity’s accountability session. These are some of the energy achievements and goals of the country in the near future.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke about two new draft resolution projects. Here are the details.
Read moreXM, ISA's subsidiary and manager of the Wholesale Energy Market, spoke about the performance of the regulated and unregulated energy demand in Colombia during the first months of 2020.
Read moreEPM’s manager, Álvaro Rendón, announced that he will sue the builders, designers, auditors and insurers of the Hidroituango project. This is why.
Read moreThe Inspector General requested the suspension of the Cuestecitas-Colectora project in the department of La Guajira. This is why.
Read moreBarranquilla’s Mayor, Jaime Pumarejo, spoke about the city's commitment to the development of clean energy.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the effects that the Resolution 152 will have on energy prices during 2020.
Read moreAuthorities spoke about investments for new energy projects in Colombia.
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The National Association of Domiciliary Public Service Companies (Andesco) hosted its "Quality and equality are the Keys to a Sustainable Development" webinar. ePower Colombia attended the event.
Read moreSenator José Name (U party) asked the General Comptroller to comply with control measures in Electricaribe’s sale process.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a call for energy network operators to work on the national energy network. Here are the details.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced the development of new energy projects in rural areas of the departments of Arauca, Nariño, Caquetá and Magdalena, among others.
Read moreEPM’s Board of Directors updated its budget for the Hidroituango project. Here are the details.
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced resources to develop energy projects around Colombia.
Read moreThe National Association of Domiciliary Public Service Companies (Andesco) hosted its "Green Growth for an Economic Recovery" webinar. ePower Colombia attended the event.
Read moreThis is what experts from different Associations said about the Colombian energy market.
Read moreFour electric buses from the Masivo de Occidente (MDO) company started commercial operations in the city of Medellín. Here are the details.
Read moreAlejandro Castañeda, Executive Director of the National Association of Generating Companies (Andeg), spoke about energy generation during the economic reactivation process.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) established the conditions for the implementation of new infrastructure in the National Integrated System (SIN).
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the development of new energy projects in vulnerable areas of Colombia.
Read moreThe Efficient Energy Management Fund (Fenoge) announced a new financing model to boost the development of energy projects.
Read morePresident Duque hopes for the companies that bought the Electricaribe to start operating the firm in September, yet the current crisis might complicate things.
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) designed a scheme to provide guarantees to companies, allowing them to offer clean energy at competitive prices.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (Creg) spoke about the adjustments that are coming, after being warned of potential energy shortages.
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate the energy transition process, the United Nations (UN) said.
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The government approved the development of 13 energy and basic sanitation projects in eight departments of Colombia.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asonergía) analyzed the renegotiation process of natural gas contracts, and its results.
Read moreThe National Association for Sustainable Mobility (Andemos) published its monthly report on the behavior of the hybrid and electric vehicle market during May this year.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) ruled on the investigation to industry firms, due to alleged overcharges in energy tariffs.
Read moreThis is the new sustainable mobility initiative created by Bancolombia, Celsia and Sura.
Read more Through Decree 829 of 2020, the government established mechanisms to boost the development of renewable energy projects.
Read moreThe need for Colombia to advance in its energy transition process keeps growing every year. This is why.
Read moreWater reservoirs are at historically low levels, bringing concerns about a possible shortage back. This is what experts think.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a strategy to help low-income families pay their energy bills.
Read moreThe Energy Regulatory Commission (CREG) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) approved a new energy purchase reconfiguration auction.
Read moreThe Superintendence of Residential Public Services (SSPD) reported on fines to industry firms during 2020.
Read moreColombians have complained about alleged increases in their energy bills. The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke on the matter.
Read moreThe Association announced that it is evolving along with the oil industry, opening its doors to energy service companies.
Read moreThe government announced a plan to facilitate the import of equipment for the development of renewable energy projects in the country.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke about the progress of Plan 5 Caribe during the Iván Duque administration.
Read more XM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market, (MEM) spoke about energy transfers between Colombia and Ecuador.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke about its successful plans to expand the energy service in the country.
Read moreThe health emergency did not affect the development of energy projects in Colombia. Here are the details.
Read moreThere has been mixed opinions among industry experts and the government when it comes to the possibility of having an energy shortage by the end of the year. This is what the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) said.
Read moreThermal energy generators announced that they are ready to serve as a backup due to current low water levels in the country’s reservoirs.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), María Fernanda Suárez, called out energy companies for alleged overcharges on energy bills.
Read moreThe President of the National Association of Public Services (Andesco) spoke about the possibility of having an energy shortage during 2020.
Read moreThe Colombian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) hosted the “Oil & gas: Colombia’s outlook” webinar to analyze the panorama of the sector in Colombia and the region during this year. HCC attended the event.
Read moreAuthorities warned of possible shortages during 2020, only four years after going through an energy supply crisis.
Read moreHidroituango, the biggest hydroelectric project in the history of Colombia, was at risk two years ago, when its only active diversion tunnel collapsed. How is the project going now?
Read moreMayors from different cities in Cundinamarca complained about alleged increases in energy tariffs. Codensa spoke on the matter.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a strategy to generate liquidity in energy and gas companies.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced aids for users to pay their energy bills.
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The Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) published a report on generation projects in Colombia.
Read moreThis is how the government aims to assure energy service in Interconnected Rural Areas (FAER), amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe Governor of Casanare, Salomón Sanabria, asked the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) for a basic energy consumption subsidy.
Read moreSenator Horacio José Serpa (Liberal Party) asked the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) to ‘freeze’ energy bills in Santander.
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President Ivan Duque announced economic measures to face the Covid-19 crisis.
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The government awarded Electricaribe’s operation to Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) and to the Empresa de Energía de Pereira and Latin America Corp. consortium. Here are the details.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) explained that energy companies have contingency plans ready to meet demand during the mandatory preventive isolation period in Colombia.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) highlighted the role of Colombian women in the country’s energy transition process.
Read moreThe General Comptroller will be in charge of monitoring the adjustment process of the companies that will now operate Electricaribe. This is what the entity said.
Read moreThis is the model that could help Colombia produce more energy, by estimating the sun's energy reserves in the long term.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) received recommendations about the diversification of the energy matrix, as part of the Energy Transition’s Roundtable.
Read moreEl Pato, a rural area in the municipality of San Vicente del Caguán (Caquetá), which for decades was under the Farc’s control, will now have access to energy service.
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President Iván Duque spoke about his most recent visit to Washington, where he met with entrepreneurs from the energy sector.
Read moreThe Energy Coordination and Monitoring Advisory Commission (CACSSE) confirmed that it will permanently monitor Colombia’s water reservoirs levels, and capacity to meet the growing energy demand.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), María Fernanda Suárez, spoke about the increase of electric buses in the country.
Read moreElectricaribe’s Special Agent, Ángela Rojas, spoke about the company’s auction process and latest investments.
Read more The Vice Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the benefits that the energy sector will bring to Colombia in the coming years.
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Industry experts and the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergía), Maria Fernanda Suarez, spoke about opportunities and challenges of Colombia’s energy transition process.
Read moreXM, operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN) and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market, unified the criteria to calculate Colombia’s CO2 emissions.
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The Ecopetrol Group announced the construction of a new solar park through its Cenit subsidiary. The facility will be located in the department of Meta.
Read moreThis investigation aims to improve energy expansion projects in Colombia.
Read moreAcolgen’s Natalia Gutiérrez spoke about key industry issues like contracting mechanisms, the Electricaribe crisis and long-term auctions.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) gave the green light to the development of the Windpeshi wind farm, in the department of La Guajira.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), María Fernanda Suárez, visited the El Concorde neighborhood, municipality of Malambo (Atlantico), to verify energy issues in the area.
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The National Territorial Development Unit (ENTerritorio), an entity linked to the National Planning Department (DNP), announced studies to build solar projects in different regions of the country.
Read moreThe Executive Director of the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG), Jorge Valencia, spoke about the country's hot season, the water reservoirs behavior and energy costs.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Maria Fernanda Suarez, gave details of her most recent visit to the department of Santander, where she shared updates on the energy transition process with communities.
Read more These are some of the challenges that the Energy Transformation Mission foresees for the sector during 2020.
Read moreThe Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) said that the Plan 5 Caribe projects will be developed by the Energía de Colombia Consortium.
Read moreElectricaribe will be auctioned on February 26 and 28 this year. Six pre-qualified players will be able to finally put their proposals on the table, and decide if they want to keep one or both of the markets in which the company will be divided.
Read moreThis is how, slowly but surely, wind energy projects in the department of La Guajira are advancing.
Read moreThe ‘National Conversation’ began with the participation of more than 120 representatives of environmental organizations, academics and communities, among others, to discuss Colombia’s energy transition process.
Read moreThe Superintendence of Household & Public Services, and Codensa S.A, signed an Agreement to improve the energy service in Bogotá and in 21 municipalities of Cundinamarca.
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The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Maria Fernanda Suarez, spoke about the government’s plan to diversify the country’s energy matrix.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced the signing of different contracts, that will translate into important investments for Colombia.
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke about Colombia’s advances in regulatory energy matters.
Read moreThe Colombian government continues to look for alternatives to resolve the Electricaribe crisis. Authorities spoke about a new strategy to help the firm.
Read moreThe National Association of Generating Companies (Andeg) explained why this year was key to reducing the uncertainty caused by delays in Hidroituanguo’s operations.
Read moreColombia and Panama are developing an ambitious interconnection initiative. The ‘mega project’ received positive news from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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Experts spoke about Colombia’s challenges in the energy sector. Here are the details.
Read moreEnergy 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.
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