The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a donation to Colombia to support the energy transition and combat deforestation.
Read moreIn February Colombian President Gustavo Petro will file his government’s National Development Plan (known as PND for its initials in Spanish). The draft shows the importance of decarbonization.
Read moreNathan Niese, Partner and Associate Director of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), spoke about sustainable mobility in the country.
Read moreColombia will receive resources from the World Bank to accelerate its energy transition process.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) and Fenoge announced three energy projects for the Colombian Pacific.
Read moreRepresentatives of Germany and Colombia hosted the first Binational Dialogue on reindustrialization policies based on renewable energies and the development of the green hydrogen sector.
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The Mining and Energy Planning Unit (UPME) submitted six electricity transmission projects for public consultation.
Read moreCambio magazine hosted the "Energy Transition Route" forum, which reiterated the relevance of promoting the use of renewable energies in an orderly, responsible, and timely manner.
Read moreThe Eighth version of the Latin American Energy Economics Meeting (ELAEE) took place in Bogota, bringing together regional leaders to discuss and explore energy economics in the context of the energy transition.
Read moreEduardo Ospina, co-founder, and CEO of Unergy, spoke about ‘green investments’ as a profitable alternative to traditional energy projects.
Read moreMacroeconomic variables are generating alerts due to their effects on the development of unconventional renewable energy projects. Here are the details.
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The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) spoke about new renewable projects in the country.
Read moreRamón Fiestas, Director for Latin America Global Wind Energy Council (Gwec), spoke about wind energy.
Read moreIDB Invest noted that green hydrogen can revolutionize the energy and transportation industries in Latin America, but highlighted challenges that are currently holding the region back from becoming a benchmark on the mater.
Read moreColombia is working to accelerate nuclear research in medical uses, agriculture, and power generation. Here are the details.
Read moreThis is the clean energy proposal that the San Juan de Dios hospital, located in the municipality of Betulia (Santander), plans to implement to reduce electricity consumption.
Read moreThe government wants to get backlogged energy projects from previous auctions into operation, but some of these may be unfeasible.
Read moreJuan Verde Suarez, a global leader in sustainable development and climate change, spoke about the green economy.
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 Sooners Geothermal Team from the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy of the University of Oklahoma (OU) was selected as the winner of the 2022 Geothermal Collegiate Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Read moreLatin America will see a sharp increase in offshore wind projects, with capacity reaching 34GW by 2050.
Read moreColombia wants to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and one of the main bets is hydrogen. This fuel, however, might not be as clean as expected.
Read moreFenoge announced the winners of its +H2 Colombia tender, which will finance studies of projects for the production and use of green and blue hydrogen.
Read moreThe International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) reported the renewable energy generation capacity in Latin America, and Colombia stands out in this ranking.
Read moreDuring the electricity tariff debate, several commentators said that the solution to the problem was for everyone to generate their own power with solar panels. A chicken in every pot and a solar panel on every rooftop.
Read morePromigas will build the largest solar energy farm in Colombia for the Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (UTB).
Read moreThe country is betting on accelerating the energy transition, but these new technologies require large investments.
Read moreEmcali announced investments in clean energy projects to operate its drinking water plant.
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Sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) continue to increase in the country, and these are the best-selling vehicles in the first half of 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.
Read moreColombia seeks to increase the participation of renewable energies in its generation matrix to decarbonize the economy. Colombian authorities have awarded several projects in recent years, and some will soon start operating.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) published resolution 40181, which grants an extension to Grupo Energia Bogota (GEB) for the start of operations at the Colectora project.
Read moreErco's Juan Camilo López talked about the company's generation projects around the country.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) and the General Maritime Directorate (Dimar) defined the process for permits for offshore wind projects in maritime areas.
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The market for environmentally friendly vehicles is increasingly gaining strength in the country.
Read moreEntities began to make their requests to the new government on the issues that should not be neglected.
Read moreEnel Green Power began construction of the Guayepo I & II solar park in the municipalities of Ponedera and Sabanalarga, in the department of Atlántico.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) and Toyota Colombia announced a strategy to initiate green hydrogen mobility tests.
Read moreAndemos' Oliverio Garcia spoke about the energy transition and the key sectors to boost this process.
Read moreColombia has set a goal of reaching 600,000 clean energy vehicles, but this represents a major challenge for the next government.
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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 moreThe country's largest companies are betting heavily on reducing their carbon footprint.
Read moreFitch Ratings talked about energy transition and the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in this process.
Read moreMateo Mendoza, Expert in Structuring Renewable Energy Generation projects and partner of the law firm Mendoza, spoke about the challenges to develop offshore wind projects in Colombia.
Read moreI was struck by an article we published this week about a shopping mall which was ‘going green’. They were investing CoP$3B (about US$750,000) to build 7,800 square meters of rooftop solar panels that were going to produce just under 500 KWp. And all this effort was only going to offset about 20% of the mall’s electricity. That seems like a lot of effort for very little. I got to wondering about scale and how much it would take to offset Colombia’s fossil fuel-produced thermo-generation with solar.
Read morePlaza Central Centro Comercial, located in the west of Bogotá, announced a solar project with the aim of strengthening its commitment to sustainability.
Read moreBogotá is betting on a new model for solid waste disposal.
Read moreThe solar energy potential of the country is enormous and the Llanos Orientales are also on the radar for the installation of the associated infrastructure.
Read moreThe mega solar park La Loma began tests to send energy to the National Interconnected System (SIN).
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 moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced its plans to build solar plants at its refineries.
Read moreVestas warned that it will have to raise the prices of its wind turbines.
Read moreThe Guajira 1 wind farm was inaugurated today in Colombia. Minister of Energy (MinEnergia) Diego Mesa talked about this project and other coming.
Read moreThe Ministry of Transport (MinTransporte) talked about the number of Electric Vehicles (EV) registered in the RUNT during 2021.
Read moreColombia plans to raise significant resources to invest in hydrogen development.
Read moreThe Colombian government announced the hydrogen roadmap, generating comments by energy experts.
Read moreThe first wind turbines for the Alpha and Beta wind farms arrived in La Guajira.
Read moreEnel-Condensa announced that the construction of a new Terminal Electrical Substation is already underway.
Read moreThe first offshore wind farm in Colombia will be located near Barranquilla.
Read moreProBarranquilla highlighted the boom of renewable energies in the city and Atlántico.
Read moreThe national and international business roundtables that took place at the Bioexpo in Antioquia, generated great green opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Read moreMore than 40,000 international experts met in Glasgow at COP26 to find solutions to curb global warming.
Read moreThe Vice Minister of Energy, Miguel Lotero, announced that the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) approved a solar project in the municipality of Uribia (La Guajira).
Read moreColombia will seek to boost investments in green hydrogen in the coming years.
Read morePuerto Carreño will have energy 24 hours a day, thanks to a new biomass plant.
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 moreFenoge’s Katharina Grosso spoke about the role of the entity to promote unconventional renewable energies in the country.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) awarded AES Colombia the contract for the development of the Brisas Solar Eco-park in the municipality of Aipe, Huila.
Read moreGermany, Norway and UK, in the framework of COP26, announced a donation to support Colombia in the fight against deforestation.
Read moreThe government announced the nine winning companies in the renewable energy auction.
Read moreGrupo Energia Bogota (GEB) announced a new start-up date for the Colectora 500 kV substation and associated lines due to delays in prior consultations.
Read moreXM announced that four new generation projects entered the National Interconnected System (SIN) between July and September this year.
Read moreErik Høeg, Danish Ambassador to Colombia, spoke about the potential of Barranquilla to become the energy center of the country.
Read moreThe government presented the roadmap for the implementation of hydrogen as clean energy for the next 30 years. Companies and associations showed interest in participating in this process.
Read moreThe VII International Environmental Fair (FIMA) begins and a sustainable economy and zero carbon will be two of the main topics of discussion.
Read moreThe Colombian Geological Service (SGC) announced the geothermal generation preliminary potential in Colombia.
Read moreThe development of hydrogen opens new investment opportunities for the Caribbean Coast.
Read moreXM announced the completion of the pre-qualification stage of the legal, financial and technical requirements established in the bidding conditions for participants in the renewable energy auction.
Read moreJuan Diego Cepeda is revolutionizing the renewable energy business in the US.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) granted environmental viability to the solar project "Parque Solar Valledupar".
Read moreCenit, a subsidiary of Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), put six new solar plants into operation.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) granted an environmental license to Isagen's "Guajira II Wind Farm" project.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the unconventional installed capacity target for this year.
Read moreAsobancaria's Hernando José Gómez spoke about climate change, energy transition and renewable energies.
Read moreThe Ministry of Energy (MinEnergia) announced the green hydrogen installed capacity target for 2030.
Read moreSER Colombia's Germán Corredor spoke about the renewable energy projects under development.
Read moreXM published the final bidding documents for the third renewable energy auction in the country.
Read moreThe country is working to promote new renewable sources that can also contribute energy to the system.
Read moreThe Renewable Energy Association (SER Colombia) spoke about investment expectations for renewable energies in the country.
Read moreMarcelino Madrigal, senior specialist in the Energy Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), talked about the distributed generation segment in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read moreThe mining and energy sector is developing several projects to reactivate the economy, but they are not progressing at the expected pace.
Read moreBoston Consulting Group (BCG) talked about the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction potential of hydrogen.
Read moreEmpresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá (EAAB) plans to acquire green financing lines for sustainable projects.
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