As Colombia navigates a pivotal moment in its energy transformation and economic recovery, leading companies like Enel Colombia, Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), and ISA are playing a decisive role in accelerating the energy transition.
Read moreIn a key move to improve the assignment of energy transmission capacity within Colombia's National Interconnected System (SIN), the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) released a draft resolution for public consultation.
Read moreColombia may be on the brink of a serious energy crisis by 2026, according to early warnings by former congressman and presidential pre-candidate David Luna.
Read moreEnergy company Afinia, a subsidiary of Grupo EPM, announced that electricity tariffs dropped by 17% during the first half of 2025 and have remained stable, thanks to strategic energy purchasing and favorable weather conditions.
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XM, operator of the National Interconnected System and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market, reported the behavior of energy demand in Colombia during May.
Read moreIn a controversial move, the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) has put forth a resolution that would allocate public subsidy funds, originally intended to support low-income households' utility bills, towards the creation of community-based renewable energy projects.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission of Colombia (CREG) formally initiated proceedings to evaluate a request that could lead to the division of the energy market currently operated by Afinia, a subsidiary of Grupo EPM, in several areas of the Caribbean region.
Read moreResidents of southeastern neighborhoods in Montería, the capital of Córdoba, blocked the Planeta Rica–Montería highway in protest of continued electricity outages allegedly caused by power company Afinia.
Read moreIn a groundbreaking development for the energy sector, Colombia has confirmed the presence of white hydrogen, or natural hydrogen, in its subsoil, positioning the country as a pioneer in Latin America and one of only a few nations worldwide to identify this clean energy resource in natural underground conditions.
Read moreIn 2017, Norway set a bold goal: by 2025, all new cars sold would be electric. The European Union followed suit, setting its own deadline for 2030. However, the waning consumer demand and mounting pressure from automakers have already pushed that target to 2035. This shift reflects a deeper truth: the world may not be as ready to go electric as governments once hoped.
Read moreFor the first time, Colombia has a detailed scientific estimate of what it would cost to generate electricity using modern nuclear technology.
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The International Energy Agency, IEA, recently published a report on the biofuels opportunity with an emphasis on developing countries. We looked at the study from a Colombian perspective.
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In a welcome turn of events, Bogotá has begun July 2025 with encouraging news: the Chingaza system, the city’s main water supply source, has surpassed 80% of its storage capacity.
Read moreEcopetrol S.A. (NYSE: EC) has officially entered Colombia’s renewable energy construction scene by acquiring 100% of Wind Autogeneración S.A.S., owner of the 205 MW Windpeshi wind project in La Guajira.
Read moreThe energy supply for Colombia’s central regions, particularly Meta, Guaviare, and surrounding areas, is under serious threat due to prolonged delays in obtaining key environmental permits.
Read moreThe Colombian Association of Large Industrial and Commercial Energy Consumers (Asoenergía) called on the national government to thoroughly reassess recent regulatory changes that modify the country's scarcity price mechanism, warning that the reform is distorting market dynamics and undermining long-term stability in energy contracts.
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The National Association for Sustainable Mobility (Andemos) published its monthly report on the behavior of the hybrid and electric vehicle market in June, 2025. Here are the details.
Read moreDuring the 27th Andesco Congress, companies gathered in dedicated “Knowledge Hub” sessions to present forward-looking solutions aimed at transforming Colombia’s public utilities sector, particularly in response to the ongoing energy crisis in the Caribbean region and the rest of the country.
Read moreThe 27th Andesco Congress recently concluded in Cartagena, leaving a roadmap filled with critical challenges and opportunities for Colombia's public services sector.
Read moreColombia’s 27th Andesco Congress, traditionally a gathering of the country’s key utility and energy players, turned into a political battleground after Energy and Mines Minister (MinEnergia) Edwin Palma took aim at the event, accusing it of being overly dependent on public funds and functioning as a “political opposition platform.”
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