O Ministério de Minas e Energia da Colômbia anunciou uma sobretaxa temporária de $8 por quilowatt-hora nas contas de energia para cobrir dívidas de empresas intervindas como a Air-e. A medida visa prevenir um colapso sistêmico no setor elétrico. O presidente da Andeg esclareceu que a dívida da Air-e soma $1,6 trilhão.
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Colombia’s Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma defended his handling of the Air-e financial crisis—ongoing since early 2026 with $1.6 trillion in debts—and announced key steps: a targeted $8/kWh surcharge on high-income users, a Creg proposal for more energy contracting ahead of El Niño, and calls for structural reforms in the Caribbean region's electricity sector.
The Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios fined Enel Colombia $2.847 million for submitting elevated price offers in the Wholesale Energy Market that did not reflect its variable costs. This action sidelined the Betania plant from economic dispatch and caused an artificial rise in prices. President Gustavo Petro linked the issue to March inflation and demanded Enel refund the overcharge to users.
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Chile's Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles (SEC) has instructed electricity distributors to delay billing adjustments for the 2020-2024 period until July 2026, instead of April. The decision follows requests from lawmakers and industry groups amid economic pressures. Energy Minister Ximena Rincón called it positive news for Chilean families.
The firm energy obligations auction held on May 22, 2026, assigned 4,069.7 MW of new capacity to Colombia's national grid starting in December 2026.
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The Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios (Superservicios) and industry group Andesco are debating reductions in remuneration rates within the new tariff framework for drinking water and basic sanitation services. Rates will drop from 12.28% to 8.58% for large companies and from 12.76% to 9.1% for small ones. Superintendent Felipe Durán Carrón defends the change to prevent passing inefficient costs to users, while Andesco warns of risks to investment and service quality.
TotalEnergies unveiled a new online offer called Access on Monday, May 18. It grants a 10% discount for three years on electricity and gas to new clients. The announcement follows record profits and political pressure.
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Colombia's electricity demand rose 6.07% in April 2026 compared to the same month last year, reaching 7,217.2 gigawatt-hours, according to data from XM.