The Colombian government cleared the way for offshore wind energy to enter the national electricity grid, marking a milestone in the country’s clean energy transition.
Read moreThe Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) is seeking an agreement with industry groups to reform the “Cargo por Confiabilidad,” a reliability charge that has collected around CoP$92T since 2006 and represents more than 10% of household electricity bills.
Read moreColombian businesses are increasingly uneasy about the economic outlook, citing political uncertainty, insecurity, and higher labor costs as the main risks for the remainder of 2025, according to the latest Joint Industrial Opinion Survey (EOIC) by the National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI).
Read moreIn a historic milestone for Colombia’s energy sector, 29 women have graduated as the country’s first female line technicians through Linieras Enlaza, a program led by Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) and its subsidiary Enlaza, with support from several strategic partners.
Read moreColombia’s energy security is under mounting pressure as delays in power generation and transmission projects raise the risk of shortages starting next year.
Read moreThe Cartagena Refinery has successfully completed the first phase of its solar farm, generating 4.4 gigawatt hours of clean energy, enough to power 2,200 Colombian households for an entire year.
Read moreThe Colombian government has launched a public call to finance mining and energy projects worth nearly CoP$1.0T, aiming to strengthen regional development and advance the country’s energy transition.
Read moreEmpresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) confirmed that Hidroeléctrica Ituango S.A. E.S.P. (HI) expanded its ongoing arbitration claim over the Boomt contract of the Hidroituango project, tripling its financial demands against the utility.
Read moreColombia may face an energy crisis reminiscent of the blackouts of the early 1990s, according to Jorge Valencia, former director of the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (CREG) and current head of Asproen.
Read moreDelays in Colombia’s renewable energy projects, particularly wind farms in La Guajira, are directly affecting the plans of global technology provider Hitachi Energy.
Read moreGrupo ISA unveiled new steps to accelerate its role in Colombia’s energy transition, with its subsidiary Transelca set to become the company’s vehicle for energy solutions in the country.
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Luckily Hurricane Erin did not make landfall in the Caribbean. Tropical storm force winds did not even brush Puerto Rico. But earlier in the week, experts concerned about what might happen, thought the American protectorate might escape unharmed from a power perspective thanks to the island’s distributed solar matrix.
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Colombia’s energy generation fell by 4.29% in July compared to the same month in 2024, according to XM, operator of the National Interconnected System and administrator of the Wholesale Energy Market.
Read moreCelsia, the energy subsidiary of Grupo Argos, closed the second quarter of 2025 with signs of stabilization after two challenging years marked by the El Niño weather phenomenon.
Read moreLibardo Yanod Márquez Aldana has resigned as Colombia’s Superintendent of Public Utilities (SuperServicios), just 10 months after being appointed by President Gustavo Petro.
Read moreAs Latin America’s energy systems grow more complex, shaped by climate change, shifting regulations, and a transition toward renewables, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a strategic tool to ensure reliability and anticipate failures.
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Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P. (GEB) reported solid operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2025, with increases in both revenue and EBITDA, although net profit contracted slightly due to extraordinary provisions.
Read moreThe Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) officially joined the “Pacto Boyacá: Raíz y Futuro,” reinforcing the government’s pledge that a Just Energy Transition is not just political rhetoric but a tangible plan that reaches historically overlooked communities.
Read moreA new attack on Antioquia’s electrical infrastructure was reported on Wednesday in the municipality of Maceo, located in the Magdalena Medio region. The incident did not disrupt the electricity supply, and no injuries were reported.
Read moreThe world is undergoing an unprecedented transformation as electricity becomes the central pillar of the global energy system. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity demand is growing more than twice as fast as total energy consumption.
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