EPM says low river flows and reservoir levels linked to El Niño at its Hidroituango and Guatapé plants could force it to buy more energy on the spot market.
Read moreColombia's government has presented "Plan Energía Ya," a CoP$2.7T program to prevent a blackout linked to El Niño, and set December 31st as the final deadline to carry out its preventive measures.
Read moreAtlántico Governor Eduardo Verano and several senators called for urgent measures to avoid a blackout at a Senate Fifth Commission public hearing in Barranquilla on Oct. 22, attended by Mines and Energy Minister María Nohemí Arboleda.
Read moreAir-e and the national police have strengthened their partnership against electricity theft in Atlántico department.
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Colombia's reservoirs stand at 76.56% of useful volume, 3.44 percentage points below the 80% level XM considers necessary to face El Niño, despite October's rains.
Read moreXM, the system operator, warns that high temperatures and exhausted grid capacity could bring more localized rationing in the Caribbean, and that a national shortfall would hit the whole system.
Read moreIncauca, the Cauca Valley sugar group, expects power sales of CoP$140B to CoP$150B next year, or 13-14% of revenue, up from CoP$110B in 2026, as it expands cogeneration.
Read moreGrupo Aval says its consolidated sustainable portfolio reached CoP$45.4T at the end of 2Q26, up CoP$1.6T from a year earlier, financing projects that include solar parks and energy efficiency.
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