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Dumsor: PURC to compensate affected consumers Listen to article The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says it has concluded preliminary investigations into the recent power outages aka dumsor. To this end, PURC plans to ascertain the liabilities incurred by consumers due to the power cuts and possibly compensate them for the losses. The Commission established through its regulatory monitoring that, the erratic power supply coupled with low voltages especially during peak hours was caused by a number of factors across the value chain of electricity supply. “Following the concl...

Colombia Is Betting Big On Wind And Solar For Colombia, 2021 is starting with the promise of a boom in renewable energy generation. On January 14th, the Ministry of Finance announced the offering of its first green bonds next July, aimed at funding environmental projects, notably renewable energy plants. A new round of auction allocating 5 GW of wind and solar capacity for long-term PPAs is also slated for 2021. And although renewable energy sources (excluding hydropower) currently represent only 1% of the country’s electricity mix, Ivan Duque's government is determined to make ...

Premium Content Colombia Is Betting Big On Wind And Solar By Tatiana Serova - Jan 18, 2021, 2:00 PM CST For Colombia, 2021 is starting with the promise of a boom in renewable energy generation. On January 14th, the Ministry of Finance announced the offering of its first green bonds next July, aimed at funding environmental projects, notably renewable energy plants. A new round of auction allocating 5 GW of wind and solar capacity for long-term PPAs is also slated for 2021. And although renewable energy sources (excluding hydropower) currently represent only 1% of the country’s el...