Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) is working on the construction of two new solar parks in Magdalena Medio.
Read moreThe International University of Valencia conducted an analysis of renewable energies in the labor market.
Read moreUN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an ‘urgent transition’ from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Read moreThe global perception is that investment for green energies in Latin America is slowing down, but it seems like Colombia shows a positive outlook for the coming years.
Read moreBusiness newspaper Portafolio says it obtained a confidential letter by a number of industry associations to the Minister of Energy saying the auction needs to be restructured, in particular it should be technologically neutral.
Read moreThe world is seeing a boom in solar energy projects, and Colombia is no stranger to this trend.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) and the government announced an agreement to promote energy transition.
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Compañía Energética de Occidente (CEO) and Grupo Empresarial Colombina (GEC) opened a solar plant in the department of Cauca.
Read moreThe National Association for Sustainable Mobility (Andemos) published its monthly report on the behavior of the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Here are the details.
Read moreThe President of Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB), Juan Ortega, presented a proposal for a ‘Green Agenda’ in the coming years.
Read moreThe Director of infrastructure and Renewable Energy of the National Planning Department (DNP), Jonathan Bernal, announced a plan to promote renewable energies in Colombia.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) delivered solar panels to the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology (CTMA) in the department of Antioquia.
Read moreEcopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced the award of a new solar project in the department of Meta.
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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 moreFour electric buses from the Masivo de Occidente (MDO) company started commercial operations in the city of Medellín. Here are the details.
Read moreThe Association announced that it is evolving along with the oil industry, opening its doors to energy service companies.
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 moreThis is how Mía Scooters, an entrepreneurship created by two Colombians, seeks to boost sustainable transport in Latin America’s busiest cities.
Read moreWood Mackenzie conducted an analysis on solar energy projects in emerging markets, highlighting positive results for the industry in the coming years.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) announced a program to bring energy to thousands of families in Colombia’s rural areas during this year.
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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 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 more These are some of the challenges that the Energy Transformation Mission foresees for the sector during 2020.
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 Colombian government promised to boost the development of renewable energy projects in the country. Former Minister of Environment, Carlos Fonseca, spoke on the matter.
Read moreThis is how Jesús Cruz and his son went from leveraging organic waste in Barranquilla, to making fertilizer for plants and to potentially generating energy from ‘waste’.
Read more The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) gave the green light to a ‘green project’ in the department of Cesar. Here are the details.
Read morePresident Ivan Duque spoke about Colombia’s target for electric vehicles in the long term, and about the advances that his administration has made on the matter.
Read moreAmerican researchers conducted a study on the wind speed in the world. Results got the attention of companies that develop energy projects.
Read moreThese are the measures that the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggested governments to follow, to face climate change.
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President Duque said that Colombia will multiply its renewable energy production capacity by 40 times, thanks to the results of last week’s auction.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Maria Fernanda Suarez, spoke about the challenges and opportunities that October’s energy auction represents for Colombia.
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The Colombian government has pledged to diversify the energy matrix and authorities have made progress on this issue.
Read moreThe government and the Energy Mining Planning Unit (UPME) hosted the first auction of unconventional renewable energy sources in Colombia, highlighting positive results.
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The Colombian government will host a renewable energy auction and the Energy Mining Planning Unit (UPME) published the list of qualified trading companies that will participate in this process.
Read moreColombia is promoting the development of renewable energy projects in different sectors. These are the benefits of solar energy in the agriculture sector, according to experts.
Read moreThe Caribbean Sea is positioned as one of the areas with the greatest potential for renewable energy projects and experts are analyzing its potential in different areas.
Read more The Colombian government is committed to diversifying the country's energy matrix as soon as possible. Diego Mesa, Vice Minister of Energy, participated in a discussion on the potential of renewable energies in the regions. He talked about these energy sources and their social benefits.
Read more Ivan Duque, President of Colombia, participated in the summit on climate change in the framework of the 74th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly. He announced a new regional goal for incorporating renewable energies.
Read moreVice Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia), Diego Mesa, spoke about the government’s plan to achieve energy coverage in Colombia’s most neglected areas, thanks to solar energy.
Read moreThe department of La Guajira is one of the most important in the country when it comes to renewable energies, and paradoxically, has been one of the most neglected areas by the different governments.
Read moreInvestments in this sector increased considerably during the last 10 years, but they still face some challenges.
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The world is looking to reduce pollution levels and renewable energy is playing a key role in this process. The generating capacity and use of these energy sources has grown considerably in recent years worldwide.
Read moreThe world is looking for alternatives to reduce pollution levels and this situation has led several industries to invest in social, sustainable and environmentally friendly projects. These types of investments continue to grow and gain ground in the private sector.
Read more The government wants to diversify the energy matrix, promoting the development of renewable energy projects. The Colombian Caribbean is positioned as one of the regions with the greatest potential to develop these projects in the country.
Read moreThe world is looking for new energy alternatives to combat pollution levels and concerns about global warming. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (LNER), reported on the growth prospects of offshore wind energy.
Read moreColombian economist, Lina Brand, explained why the energy transition process to renewable energies may not be as expensive, energetically speaking, as many thought.
Read moreThis design by Electronic Engineering student, Juan David Villegas, might be able to solve energy issues in some of Colombia’s rural areas.
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After we closed yesterday’s newsletter, the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) published the rules for the unconventional energy auction. Considering the importance of these rules for the Colombian energy industry, we decided to publish a special edition of the newsletter Here are the details from a MinEnergia statement, with translation by ePower Colombia.
Minenergía defines rules for the new renewable energy auction in Colombia
“Through resolutions 4-0590 and 4-0591 of July 9, 2019, the Ministry of Mines and Energy defined the rules for the new long-term renewable energy auction.
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The South America Energy Series 2019 (SAES19) took place in Bogotá. Diego Mesa, Vice Minister of Energy, participated in this event and he spoke about the use of renewable energies, Colombian’s energy matrix and government goals for this sector. HCC attended the event and we bring a brief summary of the meeting.
Read moreThe 2019 South America Energy Series took place in Bogotá. Industry experts and governmental entities debated how to increase the country’s competitiveness.
Read moreColombian authorities are committed to diversifying the energy matrix and they are working to promote new renewable energy projects around the country. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinComercio) spoke about a new program to encourage these projects.
Read moreAuthorities announced that there are 76 new energy generation projects ready to be offered in the next energy auction, programed for the second half of 2019.
Read moreAuthorities confirmed a CoP$24B loan to develop a solar park in the department of Meta. Here are the details.
Read moreThe government presented the National Development Plan (PND) for its analysis and this has generated much discussion. The PND aims to boost the electricity demand from renewable sources, but this has created controversy.
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President Iván Duque opened the event where the government introduced the Mission of Experts that will lead Colombia’s energy transition process.
Read moreThe National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) announced the creation of new sectoral environmental "agendas" in the country, in partnership with the Colombian energy sector. The entity announced a new agreement with the Association of Renewable Energies Colombia (SER Colombia)
Read moreThe development of distributed energy projects in the country continues to grow, despite the lack of a proper regulatory framework. This is what experts had to say on the matter.
Read moreColombia aims to accelerate the diversification of its energy matrix with a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Here is how.
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The Colombian government wants to diversify the energy matrix and renewable energies play a key role in this process. Authorities are analyzing where to develop new projects and two regions stand out thanks to their environmental characteristics.
Read moreA study by the Edmond de Rothschild Group showed that Colombia was the second country in the world to make the most progress in its energy transition processes during 2017.
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Astrid Álvarez, President of the Bogotá Energy Group (GEB), spoke about the company's plans in Colombia.
Read moreThe Colombian government wants to diversify the country's energy matrix, promoting the development of projects with new energy sources. Experts spoke on this topic at the third International Renewable Energies Meeting.
Read moreThe vice minister of energy, Diego Mesa, took the stage of the Third International Energy Forum to talk about the government’s achievements in favor of the industry.
Read moreItaly's Enel opened its first solar generator in Colombia, the country’s largest renewable energy plant so far.
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The Colombian government is promoting the diversification of the energy matrix and Unconventional Renewable Energy Sources (known locally as FNCER) play a key role in this process. Colombian authorities established a challenging installed-capacity goal for the next four years.
Read moreCompanies from the Argos group, Celsia and Odinsa, are working to bring solar energy to Colombia’s El Dorado airport.
Read moreEDP Renováveis (EDPR), subsidiary of Portugal’s EDP group, entered the Colombian market and will soon develop two wind-energy projects.
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The Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) will bring energy service to vulnerable families in La Guajira, with the help of firms that develop sustainable self-generation energy projects. Here are the details.
Read moreThe Caribbean region is ready to welcome a new energy cluster with the help of the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Colombia’s Business Growth Management Unit (Innpulsa Colombia) and five local Chambers or Commerce.
Read moreThe government undertook to diversify the Colombian energy matrix, promoting the development of renewable energies. Reuters conducted an analysis on the country's potential in this issue.
Read moreVice-minister of Energy (MinMinas), Diego Mesa, spoke about Colombia’s plan to keep its energy transformation process going.
Read moreThe Group spoke about its new ‘sustainable ventures’ in the country. Here are the details.
Read moreColombia is experiencing a boom in renewable energy projects at present, and these are rapidly gaining ground in the energy market. The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) announced the first environmental license for a solar project in Colombia.
Read moreThe reliability charge auction will bring important investments to the Caribbean Coast, through projects that will start operating in 2022.
Read moreColombia’s first long term energy auction did not give the results expected by the Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas). What comes next?
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The long-awaited (and delayed) auction of renewable energy commitments took place on February 27, 2019. It failed to connect any buyers with any sellers but MinMinas issued an upbeat press release and given the historic nature of the event, we translate it and provide commentary.
Read moreVice Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), Diego Mesa, spoke about new energy initiatives to be developed during the second half of 2019 in San Andres.
Read moreThe renewable energy boom is expanding to several sectors and regions in Colombia. The Municipality of Florida, South of Valle del Cauca, announced an innovative project in this area, which will benefit several people in the region.
Read moreEight energy companies met the pre-classification requirements to participate as buyers in Colombia’s first long-term energy auction.
Read moreThe program is developed together with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the government of Denmark.
Read moreThe implementation of renewable energies is becoming a trend in Colombia and several sectors are joining this. The Government of Santander, through the Ministry of Agriculture, announced a new solar energy project in the region.
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The Hidroituango crisis has generated concerns about the future of power generation in Colombia. The Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) announced a new auction to solve these concerns. In addition, the government has high hopes for renewable energies.
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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) plans to hold a renewable energy auction on February 26th. The entity highlighted that several companies have shown their interest in participating in this process.
Read moreThe Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas), María Fernanda Suárez, highlighted the importance of the Caribbean region for the country’s energy transition process.
Read moreColombian authorities are working on a resolution to promote the development of Energy Storage Systems with Batteries (Saeb) in the National Interconnected System (SIN).
Read moreThe National Development Bank (FDN) is working on a project to boost the use of renewable energies in the country. Here are the details
Read moreMaria Fernanda Suarez, Minister of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) participated in the Ninth Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). She spoke about the country's commitment to renewable energies and its potential in this area.
Read moreXM, operator of the National Interconnected System and administrator of Colombia’s wholesale energy market, reported on the country’s energy generation figures for the month of November 2018.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinMinas) announced the country’s first long term energy auction. Here are the details.
Read moreNews of new renewable energy projects are becoming constant in Colombia. Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC) announced a new renewable energy project in the department of Meta.
Read moreColombia wants to promote the diversification of its energy matrix, financing renewable energy projects. Several financial entities have shown their intention to support this initiative by allocating budget to these projects. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) spoke on this topic.
Read moreThe energy sector is betting on renewable energies for power generation in Colombia. Many companies have announced large investments in this sector, and a Celsia project is giving its first results.
Read moreVice minister of Energy, Diego Mesa, said that one of the biggest bets of the new government is to promote long-term energy auctions.
Read moreUK’s Representative for Climate Change, Nick Bridge, and the Minister of Environment (MinAmbiente), Ricardo Lozano, spoke about an important alliance to guarantee Colombia’s sustainable growth.
Read moreVientos del Norte S.A.S will develop the ‘Alpha Eolic Generation’ (AEG) project in La Guajira; the first of its kind in Colombia.
Read moreConcerns about global warming is driving the development of renewable energy sources. The high cost of these alternatives was one of the main drawbacks to their deployment, but some energy sources are becoming cheaper, allowing their growth around the world.
Read moreThe department of Cesar is known for its energy supply issues due to heavy droughts. This is how authorities are planning to handle the crisis.
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