The Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios (Superservicios) has begun a comprehensive evaluation of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) to review its financial, technical, and administrative performance in water, sewerage, energy, and gas services. The inspection, led by superintendent Felipe Durán, aims to verify compliance with regulations and protect user rights. It follows EPM's favorable ruling in a subsidies dispute.
The Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios, led by Felipe Durán, confirmed the start of a comprehensive inspection of EPM. The evaluation covers water supply, sewerage, energy, and combustible gas services, aiming to "verify compliance with current regulations and applicable regulatory frameworks for public utility services," as stated by the entity.
In water services, operational, technical, and environmental management will be supervised to ensure infrastructure meets required standards. For energy and gas, continuity, quality, safety, tariff calculations, investment plans, and measures against the El Niño phenomenon expected at year's end will be assessed. Progress on pending Hidroituango generation units and user protection, including PQR handling and strata application, are also under review.
The inspection follows a March 2025 arbitration ruling in EPM's favor over pending government subsidies. Then, Mines and Energy Minister Edwin Palma requested inspections of EPM. Medellín Mayor Federico Gutiérrez, EPM Board president, called it a "political reprisal and abuse of power" by President Gustavo Petro, stating the company is prepared and compliant.
