The Electrificadora del Huila inaugurated the Granja Solar El Bote, built in 79 days with a $3.5 billion investment from its own resources, becoming the first photovoltaic plant by a public energy company in Colombia. Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma Egea attended the event and praised manager Nika Cuéllar's leadership. This project positions Huila as a leader in clean energies.
The Granja Solar El Bote, located next to the El Bote substation on the road to Palermo, began operations with 990 kW of installed capacity, consisting of 1,620 high-efficiency solar panels. This distributed generation project, classified under CREG 174 of 2021, was designed and built by a team of 17 ElectroHuila workers, without outsourcing, adhering to CREG, CNO, and RETIE standards.
Minister Edwin Palma Egea, at the inauguration, urged other public distributors to enter energy generation to reduce dependencies and lower rates. "Congratulations to the Electrificadora del Huila and those who made this project possible. The country's challenge is to continue growing in clean, non-fossil energy generation, thus lowering energy rates in Colombia and ending monopolies," he stated.
For manager Nika Cuéllar, this initiative fulfills a commitment to the national energy transition. "It is clean energy produced right here, with our talent and own resources. It is a demonstration of what public electrificadoras can build for Colombia," she said. The plant will generate 1.9 GWh per year, avoiding 800 tons of CO₂, equivalent to preserving over 38,000 trees annually.
This achievement aligns with the national energy transition policy and the National Development Plan, highlighting ElectroHuila's execution capacity among the country's seven state electrificadoras.
