An increase in electricity demand is often a sign of economic growth, and Colombia’s current trajectory reflects this positive trend. However, this development has highlighted a growing concern: the country’s electric generation capacity is not expanding fast enough to meet the rising demand.
Read moreAES Colombia is gearing up to make significant strides in the country’s renewable energy landscape.
Read moreThe recent turbulence surrounding Air-e, an electricity distributor serving over 1.1 million users in Colombia, has sparked significant debate.
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Colombia’s energy sector faces dual crises: a growing gap between gas demand and production, and delays in energy projects that heighten the risk of blackouts reminiscent of the 1992 outage. As alarms sound for 2024, the urgency to address these issues intensifies.
Read moreColombia is racing to secure a deal with the US for an ambitious US$40B climate investment plan, aiming to unlock initial funding before a potential shift in US policy under Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
Read moreColombia faces a growing challenge in balancing energy demand and supply, with imported gas becoming an increasingly necessary yet costly solution.
Read moreIn a bold move to combat escalating energy theft, Air-e, the electricity provider for Colombia’s coastal departments of Atlántico, Magdalena, and La Guajira, has requested the Attorney General's Office to establish a dedicated task force.
Read moreThe Caribbean Sea off Colombia’s coast is drawing the attention of major global players in offshore wind energy.
Read moreLatin America and the Caribbean are grappling with volatile energy generation and supply, driven by increasingly visible effects of climate change, including severe droughts and infrastructure-damaging floods.
Read moreThe debate between industry associations and the government can be characterized or perhaps caricaturized by the dichotomy in the title. Maybe the debate is fundamental (as the industry associations and liberal economists believe) or maybe it is irrelevant because the two can coexist.
Read moreThe need to cut greenhouse gas emissions and embrace sustainable development has placed Colombia’s energy-intensive industries under scrutiny. For these sectors, transitioning away from fossil fuels remains costly and technologically challenging.
Read moreThe signing of the ‘Caribbean energy powerhouse’ alliance marks a pivotal step in reshaping Colombia’s energy landscape.
Read moreThe Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG), led by Antonio Jiménez, hosted a consultation session in Villavicencio to present and discuss proposed regulatory adjustment for the electricity commercialization framework for regulated users.
Read moreColombia faces mounting challenges in decarbonizing its energy sector, highlighted by controversies surrounding tariff adjustments, particularly for users in the Caribbean region.
Read moreThe Colombian Superintendency of Public Services is awaiting approval from the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) to proceed with the intervention of three major energy generators.
Read moreIn a pivotal meeting held in Barranquilla, Colombia’s government proposed Air-e as the leader of the country’s energy transition efforts.
Read moreAfter nearly a month and a half of suspension, Colombia resumed its energy sales to Ecuador, following an announcement by both Colombian and Ecuadorian foreign ministries.
Read moreA new proposal by the Governor of Antioquia, Andrés Julián Rendón, has sparked a heated debate over the imposition of a "special security and civic coexistence surcharge" on electricity bills in the department.
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