Coal''s continued relevance in Colombia
Jose Miguel Linares, Drummond''s president for Colombia, talks to The Energy Year about the scope of the company''s thermal coal mining operations in Colombia and the logistics set-up of the Drummond Port. Drummond is a US-headquartered mining company that is the largest coal producer in Colombia.
Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia, responsible for 60% of hydrocarbons production in the country, and one of the leading integrated energy groups in the Americas, with operations in at least eight countries. Its operations span the hydrocarbons value chain (upstream, midstream and downstream), gas distribution, energy transmission, management of real-time systems, road
Gustavo Petro
A series of protests began in Colombia on 26 September 2022 against cross-sectoral structural reforms of President Petro [115] and the government, protests continued on 20 June 2023 at major cities, motivated originally against his
Colombia Green Energy | IN-VR
This year, the Colombia Green Summit will include more projects, more developers, and will be the central stage of the industry''s most interactive 1:1 meetings with all the C-level executives of the Colombian Energy market looking for partners to accelerate Colombia''s Energy transition. With limited capacity, and only C-Level professionals in attendance, the summit will be an
Colombia Shifts Its Petroleum Institute''s Focus to Clean Energy
The new Petroleum Institute focuses on clean energy to reduce carbon footprint in Colombia. This rebranded Institute also seeks to leverage the strategy "Energy that transforms," which guides Ecopetrol to 2040 and its vision of accelerating compliance with the goal of reducing the carbon footprint to become a company with net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Ecopetrol sees a bright future in Colombia''s offshore
Elsa Jeanneth Jaimes Romero, vice-president of Ecopetrol Offshore, talks to The Energy Year about Colombia''s offshore gas potential, the significance of the Sirius-2 and the Orca Norte-1 wells and the importance of working with Petrobras. Ecopetrol Offshore is the offshore E&P branch of Ecopetrol.
A leader in Colombia''s greenfield renewables market
What opportunity do greenfield projects represent in Colombia''s current renewables market? Colombia has very important goals in terms of decarbonisation and shifting its energy matrix towards nonconventional renewable energies. Around 70% of our energy comes from hydro, 25% from thermal and 3% from renewable energy – solar and wind.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
COLOMBIA IS A LEADER IN ENERGY TRANSITION IN THE REGION. According to the World Economic Forum''s Energy Transition Index 2021, the country ranks third in Latin America and the Caribbean, surpassing Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, and ranks 29th among 115 countries in the world in terms of the ability to supply sustainable, high-quality, accessible
Colombia to Unveil US$40 Billion Plan for Clean
The Inter-American Development Bank will play a leading role in the energy transition model deployed by Colombia. Credit: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia. COP16, the best showcase for Colombia''s energy transition.
Colombia''s low-carbon fertiliser producer
Andrés Useche, regional director for the Andean region for Yara Latin America, talks to The Energy Year about the role the company has in Colombia''s fertiliser market and its plant expansion and decarbonisation initiatives. Yara produces and markets crop nutrition products and industrial nitrogen solutions.
Colombia Recognized for Leadership in Energy Transition
Colombia is the fifth most advancing Latin country in energy transition, according to the World Economic Forum. Credit: Mark-Muhlhaus/CC2.5. Colombia is consolidating itself as a world leader in energy transition.This was revealed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its June report, which ranked the country in the Energy Transition
Colombia Recognized for Leadership in Energy Transition
Colombia is consolidating itself as a world leader in energy transition. This was revealed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in its June report, which ranked the country in the Energy Transition Index (ETI) as the
Turmoil at Colombia''s Ecopetrol raises profit fears ahead of US
16 小时之前· Alleged interference by Colombian President Gustavo Petro in majority state-owned Ecopetrol and purges of hundreds of staff to make way for pro-government replacements are fueling fears about the
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Task-Force Leader · My labor and research activities focus on energy planning, planning and regulation of electric power systems and transmission expansion. · Experiencia: COLOMBIA INTELIGENTE · Educación: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · Ubicación: Colombia · Más de 500 contactos en LinkedIn. Mira el perfil de Juan David Molina Castro en LinkedIn, una red
Montería (Colombia) takes a significant step towards clean energy
Zelestra, with a global focus and commitment in Colombia, supports the goal of 6 GW of renewable energy by 2026, demonstrating the viability, competitiveness and need for decarbonization in the country Zelestra has positioned itself as a leader in renewable energy in Latin America, with a projected development of 6 GW in the region.
Colombia''s natural gas transformation
Luz Stella Murgas, president of Naturgas, talks to The Energy Year about the importance of onshore and offshore gas developments for Colombia. Naturgas is the Colombian association for natural gas, bringing together 29 public and private companies which represent 98% of the gas market across the gas value chain.
President Petro Wants Colombia to Become a Green Energy
Colombia''s president, Gustavo Petro, wants the country to become an exporter of green energy, something to be achieved through technology – Credit: X / Presidency of Colombia. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, wants the country to become an exporter of green energy. This was disclosed before a group of researchers and scientific authorities,
Erco Energy: A Success Story in Colombia''s Renewable Energy
- La empresa proyecta alcanzar 1.6 GWh en baterías para 2030 y capturar al menos un 30% del mercado colombiano. - Las baterías permitirán generar 2.200 MWh adicionales anuales, reduciendo 339 toneladas de CO2, lo que equivale a plantar 2.372 árboles.
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Coal''s continued relevance in Colombia
Jose Miguel Linares, Drummond''s president for Colombia, talks to The Energy Year about the scope of the company''s thermal coal mining operations in Colombia and the logistics set-up of the Drummond Port.
Colombia advancing in geothermal energy bidding round, official
Colombia is making progress in arranging a bidding round for geothermal energy licenses, Orlando Velandia, president of the country''s National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH), said at an industry event
Venezuela opposition leader asks Colombia president and
The opposition leader in Venezuela is asking other countries to step in and help, requesting Colombia''s president recognize Unitary Party candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the true election
Colombia: Sustainable Investment Hub | Invest in Colombia
Colombia, leader in SDG implementation Colombia has always been among the leading nations pushing for fulfillment of the UN''s Sustainable Development Goals. At the Rio+20 summit in 2012, the country promoted the SDGs as the Millennium Development Goals were about to expire. The Colombian proposal gained traction and, after three years of work and UN
New Colombia President Aims for Big Energy Changes
Gustavo Petro was inaugurated as Colombia''s president on Sunday, ushering in what will likely be a radically different energy policy. Menu. Energy Debate. Energy Intelligence Forum; Conversation of the Century; Ukraine Crisis: Energy Impact; Webinars; Energy Intelligence Forum;
''Coup has begun'': Colombia''s President Petro faces campaign
The probe relates to alleged violations of campaign finance limits by Petro and Roa, who currently serves as the chief executive of Colombia''s majority state-owned energy company, Ecopetrol.
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