Colombia

Colombia a leader in meeting (some) 2030 UN Development Goals

November 1, 2016

Colombia has taken many of the goals set by the UN 2030 agenda quite seriously, playing a key role in the formulation of priority setting of goals. The Latin American country is leading the region in reduction of violent deaths and poverty, but targets related to clean energy and reducing violence against women have yet […]

Colombia to strengthen renewable energy sector

October 31, 2016

Over the next eight months, Colombia will be taking steps to improve its renewable energy sector. Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy and FDN, a national financial institution have partnered to strengthen the Integration Programme of Renewable Energies (PER). This new partnership, through a signed agreement, will endeavor to update the PER with new regulations, […]

El Niño puts Colombia on the edge of an energy crisis

March 19, 2016

This year’s El Niño have put Colombia at the edge of an energy crisis. Damage to one of the country’s largest hydroelectric dams and unseasonable droughts, which provides nearly 10% of Colombia’s energy, increased the gravity of the crisis. Colombia’s Mining and Energy Ministry proposed a bill to provide financial incentives for each kw of […]

Cementos Argos to contribute 10% of Colombian energy savings goal

March 16, 2016

Colombian cement company, Cementos Argos, has signed on board to reduce its energy consumption. The company will put excess energy produced at its varies sites back into the grid. Additionally, use of cement mills will be limited during peak hours. Through these changes, Cementos Argos will save the equivalent of energy needed to power 130,000 […]

Enel commissions 400MW hydropower plant in Colombia

October 15, 2015

Emgesa, a subsidy of Enel, has commission a 400 MW hydropower plant in Colombia. Once the completed, the $1.2 billion plant, which will generate 2.2 TWh per year, will meet 4% of Colombia’s electric needs. According to Enel CEO, Francesco Starace, the plant, “has already recorded a number of firsts. It is the most impressive […]

Colombia to benefit from renewable energy incentives

September 21, 2015

According to a study released by Colombia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines, Colombia will offer $554 million in renewable energy incentives over the next fifteen years.  Incentives take the form of discounts on income taxes as well as VAT and duty exemptions. Though this program, installed capacity of renewables could increase from 420 MW today to […]

Colombia Transitions to Green Building

July 17, 2015

A member of AILAC, a coalition of developing nations committed to mitigating climate change and promoting sustainable development through lower carbon emissions, Colombia has taken a step forward by committing to green building. The new program, which will commence in June 2016, will result in a 15% reduction in water and energy use in commercial […]