Congress approved Bill 365 of 2020, whose main goal is to substantially reduce CO2 emissions in the country.
Read moreAndesco's Camilo Sanchez spoke about the arrival of new players with expertise in clean energy and the effects on foreign investment in the country.
Read moreThe Colombian Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) presented the companies that will be part of the selection process for the STR 2021 call (Electric Energy Storage System with Batteries).
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced the organization that will administer the third energy auction.
Read moreAuthorities had committed to develop several renewable energy projects as part of the economic reactivation process, but these are not progressing at the expected pace.
Read moreThe Colombian Stock Exchange (BVC) will participate in a new edition of 'Colombia Insideout' promoting sustainable investments.
Read moreAsoenergia's Sandra Fonseca spoke about the increase in production costs, the increase in energy demand and the new renewables auction.
Read moreCongress approved a new Energy Transition Law, with more incentives for renewable energies.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced the arrival of the first wind turbines in La Guajira.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergía), Diego Mesa, announced progress on the energy transition law.
Read moreThe government talked about the installed capacity of renewable energies for the short term.
Read moreColombian President Iván Duque Márquez spoke about the country's plans for hydrogen.
Read moreExperts discussed about the reliability charge and other key issues for the energy sector.
Read moreThe Colombian government will issue the first green bonds in local currency.
Read moreOxford University's Global Recovery Observatory analyzed countries' total spending on green recovery initiatives.
Read moreAcolgen's Natalia Gutiérrez spoke about the energy transition and coming auctions.
Read moreOCAD Paz approved new energy projects in several regions of the country.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) has announced the third Long-Term Auction of unconventional renewable energy contracts.
Read moreThe country has a roadmap to increase the share of renewable energies in electricity generation.
Read moreThe Commerce Chambers of the Caribbean announced a plan to promote clean energies in the region.
Read moreColombian authorities announced tax incentives for several renewable energy projects.
Read moreFedesarrollo published its most recent Financial Opinion Survey.
Read moreMinAmbiente Carlos Eduardo Correa talked about the roadmap that the country will follow to contribute to the fight against climate change.
Read moreThe government, through the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), announced the final draft for the implementation of charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrids.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the entity's priorities to boost renewable energies.
Read moreHouse Representative Carlos Chacon held a political control debate on energy service charges.
Read moreRepresentatives of the government and energy sector discussed the challenges Colombia faces in terms of energy transition.
Read moreBarranquilla announced a strategy to install solar panels in public buildings.
Read moreThe Government published the pre-bidding documents for the public tender of the Pasacaballos 220 kilovolt (kV) substation and associated transmission lines.
Read moreLuis Barallat, Director and Senior partner of Boston Consulting Group, spoke about green hydrogen in Colombia.
Read moreAuthorities allocated resources from the General Royalties System (SGR) to develop electricity projects in several regions of the country.
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FENALCO and ANDI announced the number of Electric Vehicles (EV) registered in April this year.
Read moreANDI organized the forum 'Accelerating the Energy Transition' with the participation of experts from the sector.
Read moreNaturgas’ Andrés Sarmiento spoke about the need to include green taxes in the new tax reform.
Read moreThe government is making progress in drawing up the map for incorporating hydrogen into its energy basket.
Read moreThe National University conducted a study on social participation in the processes for hydroelectric licenses.
Read moreThe Colombian government is preparing to issue its first green bonds in the second half of 2021.
Read moreCompliance with the goals of the Paris Agreements would generate benefits for the demand for minerals in the coming decades.
Read moreAn assessment published by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) announced a new climate goal.
Read moreBarranquilla and the Atlántico department are positioned as an attractive destination for investments in generation projects with unconventional renewable sources in Colombia.
Read moreBarranquilla is considered one of the areas with the greatest potential in Colombia to develop renewable energy projects.
Read moreAn external audit contracted by XM said that the entry into operation of Hidroituango would be in September 2023.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) talked about a possible generalized power outage in Colombia.
Read moreThe Ministry of the Environment (MinAmbiente) announced the completion of the Colombia’s Long-Term Climate Strategy E2050.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a new date for the third energy auction of long-term contracts.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, explained and defended the possibility of taxing solar panels with VAT.
Read moreCésar Arias, Director of Public Credit at the Ministry of Finance (MinHacienda), spoke about the next sustainable bond issue in the country.
Read moreThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest announced the launch of the Green Bond Transparency Platform (GBTP).
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, was present at the connection of new users of energy services in the department of La Guajira.
Read moreThe country is in the middle of a transition process, diversifying its matrix towards unconventional renewable energies and major players will develop projects to achieve this.
Read moreLucas Arboleda Henao is the new Director of the Energy Law and Natural Resources practice area at DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán and he spoke about the energy transition process.
Read moreColombia seeks to consolidate itself as the region's leader in sustainable mobility. Chevy Plan CEO Leopoldo Romero spoke on this topic.
Read moreThe International Labor Organization (ILO) studied the potential in Colombia to reverse job losses caused by the pandemic and tackle climate change.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) spoke about transfers from unconventional renewables and their use for social investment.
Read moreThe Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) spoke about the most common errors in the process to access tax benefits for unconventional energy sources (FNCE) and efficient energy management (GEE) projects.
Read moreThe draft ‘Sustainable Solidarity Law’ i.e. the new tax reform proposes a series of measures that impact public services.
Read moreExperts spoke about important issues for the energy transition process in a forum organized by the business newspaper La Republica.
Read moreJosé Vicente Zapata, partner at Holland & Knight, talked about the energy transition process in Colombia.
Read moreThe next tax reform has generated a lot of controversy in the country and renewable energies did not escape this either.
Read moreThe country is betting on energy storage through batteries, but this alternative could have a huge cost.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) Diego Mesa talked about Hidroituango and concerns about possible energy shortages in the short and medium term.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) seeks to make two fundamental changes regarding the upcoming long-term auction of renewable energies.
Read moreThe Bogotá Mayor's Office announced an agreement to improve air quality in the city.
Read moreCongressmen Edward Rodríguez and Germán Navas Talero presented a project to encourage the manufacture and use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Colombia.
Read moreThe government in alliance with the private sector announced the ‘Entrega y Ahorra’ campaign with the aim of reducing greenhouse gases domestically.
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The Ministry of Transportation (MinTransporte) announced the number of Electric Vehicles (EV) registered in the country.
Read moreXM, the operator of the National Interconnected System (SIN), announced the average water level of reservoirs behind power dams in Colombia.
Read moreAuthorities plan a new renewable energy auction, and the projects will focus on four areas of the country.
Read moreSenior Analyst, Ricardo Avila, conducted an analysis on the energy transition process in Colombia.
Read moreThe Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente) announced the Colombia Carbon Neutral strategy.
Read moreAstrid Jarrousse, representative for the Andean Region of Proparco, spoke about the commitment to the transformation of mobility in the country.
Read moreThe government is working on its third tax reform, and there are concerns about the proposal to extend the carbon tax.
Read moreThe Government is preparing to advance the recommendations of the Energy Transformation Mission (MTE) for the energy and gas markets, especially in the distribution segment.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) received two awards recently.
Read moreValerie Smith, Citigroup's Chief Sustainability Officer, spoke about sustainable financing in the country.
Read moreBBVA Research developed an analysis of the national energy system in Colombia.
Read moreThe government could declare an energy emergency thanks to an article in the Energy Transition bill.
Read moreThe Superintendency of Domiciliary Public Services (Superservicios) will issue the resolution with which Electricaribe will be liquidated, but there are still pending issues.
Read moreColombia started issuing green bonds three years ago and banks have led this process.
Read moreThe energy sector has expressed concern about delays in key projects to guarantee supply in 2022.
Read moreThe company Sectorial spoke about the sectors with the best prospects for 2021 in Colombia, highlighting the role of renewable energies.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) presented the book 'Energy Transition: a legacy for the present and future of Colombia'.
Read moreThe Minister of Housing (MinVivienda), Jonathan Malagón and the Ambassador of France in Colombia, Michèle Ramis, signed a cooperation agreement on sustainable cities.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about mining and the energy transition.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Capital Cities (Asocapitales) and the IDB signed an alliance to reduce the urban carbon footprint.
Read moreThe Minister of the Environment (MinAmbiente), Carlos Correa spoke about the ‘Biodiverciudad’ project.
Read moreSAP conducted a study on "Sustainability in the Latin American Leaders' Agenda", with encouraging results.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, inaugurated new solar energy projects to promote equity in the region.
Read moreThe International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled on this case.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) is working to coordinate the arrival of the first wind farms of Colombia's energy transition.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Danish Embassy in Colombia.
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The Superintendency of Home Public Services talked about the results of the ‘Colombia Shock Plan 2020’, with favorable results.
Read moreThe executive secretary of the World Energy Council Colombia (WEC), Daniel Díaz, spoke about Colombia's progress in energy transition.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced the start of pilot tests to measure the potential of wind energy in Cartagena (Colombia).
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) published for comments the rules for the third auction of long-term supply contracts in Colombia.
Read moreThe Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME) announced a change in the auction schedule for the Battery Storage System (SAEB) in Colombia.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) and eight companies in the energy sector signed an alliance to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality.
Read morePresident Iván Duque spoke about the future of sustainable mobility in the country, incentives created and his goals for Electric Vehicles (EVs).
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement to train Colombians in renewable energies.
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