colombia
Smart Meters
Smart metering in Colombia – costs vs benefits
A national smart meter rollout in Colombia is likely to start providing positive net benefits only from the seventh year into implementation.
Digitalisation
Enel-Codensa inaugurates first 100% digital electrical substation in Colombia
The Portugal substation in the Engativá locality in the west of the capital Bogotá marks a milestone in the modernisation of Colombia’s electricity sector.
Storage
Call for first utility-scale energy storage in Colombia
Colombia’s first utility-scale battery storage system is planned to reinforce the transmission network in the Atlántico department.
Electric Vehicles
Another 406 electric buses coming to Colombia
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has reported a second major order of 406 electric buses for delivery in the capital Bogota.
Smart Meters
National smart meter rollout planned in Colombia
Colombia’s energy regulator Creg has drafted proposals for a rollout of smart metering across the national electricity system.
Electric Vehicles
470 electric buses in delivery in Colombia
China’s electric vehicle manufacturer BYD is delivering Colombia’s largest electric bus fleet to run in and around the capital, Bogota.
Electric Vehicles
ZEBRA partnership to accelerate electric bus deployment in Latin America
The Zero Emission Bus Rapid-deployment Accelerator (ZEBRA) aims to deploy more than 3,000 new electric buses in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
Policy & Regulation
£1.3 million for energy vulnerability in Latin America
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded £1.3 million to address energy vulnerability and create sustainable energy systems in Latin America.
Business
New electricity operators in Colombia’s Caribbean region
Afinia and Air-e are the new electricity operators for seven departments in Colombia’s Caribbean coastal region, starting October 1.
Customer Services & Management
Enel-Codensa advances street lighting upgrade in Bogotá
Colombian utility Enel-Codensa has reported the modernisation of more than 5,000 street lighting luminaires with LED technology so far this year in Bogotá
