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Colombia is facing a mounting natural gas deficit that has forced the country to rely increasingly on imports, a trend that threatens household tariffs, industrial competitiveness, and long-term energy security.

Ecopetrol announced the expansion of natural gas coverage in La Guajira, delivering 3,000 new household connections that will benefit more than 11,000 people, many of them in vulnerable conditions.

Colombia’s propane sector is moving to expand import capacity from the Caribbean as the country faces a tightening energy supply, revealed the Colombian Propane Association (Gasnova).

Colombian households could see another hike in their gas bills by December, as the country becomes increasingly reliant on imports to secure supply, warned Luz Stella Murgas, president of the Colombian Natural Gas Association (Naturgas).

Colombia’s economy could lose CoP$11.2T over the next eight years due to rising natural gas prices and dwindling domestic supply, according to a new report from Fedesarrollo.

The Colombian government unveiled a draft resolution aimed at ensuring natural gas supply during the scheduled maintenance of Cartagena’s regasification plant, SPEC LNG, set for October 10–14, 2025.

In a sharply worded opinion piece, Aquiles Mercado, Vice President of Finance and Administration, warned that Colombia may be falling into what he calls “Energy hubris”, an arrogance that could cost the country its energy sovereignty.

Colombia’s natural gas shortage is no longer just a power generation concern, it is now hitting industry, forcing companies to turn back to coal and liquid fuels to keep operations running.

Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), Colombia’s largest oil and gas producer, expects to continue extracting gas from several of its mature fields, including Chuchupa, Ballena, Cusiana, and Cupiagua, for more than ten years, despite their advanced decline.

Despite Colombia’s growing energy crisis, the country continues to face major delays in bringing new oil and gas discoveries into production.