Colombia's wholesale electricity prices have fallen sharply in response to improved reservoir conditions, with spot market rates declining 26 percent year-over-year from CoP$797 per kilowatt-hour to CoP$590/kWh, according to XM, the country's electricity market administrator.
Read moreJaime Lombana, spokesperson and lawyer for Air-e’s original owners, the electricity distributor serving Colombia's Atlantic coast departments, sharply rebutted Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma's recent suggestion that the company should be liquidated, arguing such action would obscure irregularities committed during 16 months of government intervention.
Read moreAs global energy markets face volatility, accelerating electrification, and heightened operational and geopolitical risks, the energy transition has evolved from an environmental discussion into a strategic matter of security, resilience, and energy sovereignty.
Read moreThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development published its 2026 Environmental Performance Review for Colombia, crediting the country with progressive strengthening of its political and institutional framework for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss over the past decade.
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Colombia has avoided nearly 7 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions during the Petro administration through the entry into operation of clean energy projects including solar, wind, and small hydroelectric facilities, the Mines and Energy Ministry announced on World CO₂ Emissions Reduction Day.
Read moreEcopetrol is finalizing the purchase of seven solar parks from Spain's Grenergy Renovables, the latest move in an aggressive clean energy acquisition campaign that has seen Colombia's state oil company acquire 16 renewable projects in less than a year.
Read moreGreenwood Energy completed financial close on Terra Site I, the first phase of Terra Initiative, a private-indigenous solar energy farm developed in partnership with the Arhuaco People in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Read moreMy “give back gig” is I work with the electrical engineer’s association (ACIEM) where I get involved in high technology and some energy issues. In that role, I’ve spent a lot of time at ACIEM events (like Enercol) where I got to meet ex-GEB president, Sandra Fonseca and see her discuss sectoral issues. I was somewhat surprised to see she’d left Asoenergia (where she was Executive Director) but then less surprised to see she was running for senator, under the umbrella of Nuevo Liberalismo.
Read moreThe Constitutional Court's provisional suspension of the economic emergency decree could worsen the energy crisis facing Caribbean departments due to Air-e's precarious financial situation, according to government officials.
Read moreColombia's industrial natural gas demand reached its lowest level in a decade during December 2025, triggering increased consumption of more polluting fuels as companies abandon gas for coal, diesel, fuel oil, and liquefied petroleum gas.
Read moreActing Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres led a dialogue with 40 Colombian ambassadors and diplomatic mission representatives to advance preparations for the First Conference for Transition Beyond Fossil Fuels.
Read moreThe Ministry of Mines and Energy issued a draft resolution for public comment regulating the Colombia Solar program, transforming traditional electricity subsidies into solar self-generation for households in strata 1, 2, and 3 of the National Interconnected System.
Read moreColombia's Constitutional Court suspended President Gustavo Petro's economic emergency decree, halting tax measures targeting petroleum, mining, and other sectors. However, Decree 044 – imposing new levies on electricity generators to finance Air-e – remains in force and is scheduled to take effect February 2, creating legal uncertainty and industry alarm.
Read moreOn January 26, 2026, Ecuador increased Colombian oil transport costs through the Sistema de Oleoducto Transecuatoriano (SOTE) by 900%, from US$3 to US$30 per barrel, triggering Colombia's suspension of electricity exports.
Read moreThe Centro Nacional de Consultoría (CNC) presidential poll conducted January 15-21, 2026 among 2,202 people in 56 municipalities reveals Iván Cepeda maintaining his frontrunner position with 28.2% voter intention, while competition intensifies for second place ahead of Colombia's May 2026 elections.
Read moreThe resignation of Nelson Javier Vásquez Torres as Air-e's special intervention agent has intensified concerns about the electricity crisis affecting over 1.3 million users across 57 municipalities in Atlántico, Magdalena and La Guajira.
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