Several of the voices against the tax reform of President Gustavo Petro’s government called for a revision of the tax on oil and coal exports in Colombia.
Electricity generation is mainly renewable, thanks to hydroelectric power plants, in Colombia. However, consumption still depends more on other sources of energy, derived from oil, demonstrating the need to diversify the matrix in a gradual way.
The S&P Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) released the results of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), with good news for Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC).
Danish environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg spoke about global warming scenarios and the decarbonization process.
The Colombian Oil and Gas Association (ACP) called for a review of five points of the tax reform.
The Fundación de Acción Santandereana (Prosantander) made a statement on the consequences of the blockades on the Magdalena River.
The XXXIX Colombian Energy Conference (ENERCOL) will be held on September 28 and 29 at the Nogal Club in Bogota.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) has been characterized by the high technical level of the staff working there. This will change, however, under the lead of the new Minister, Irene Velez.
Gustavo Petro’s government is currently analyzing the resume of a candidate to potentially be appointed as the next president of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH).
Fedesarrollo’s Luis Fernando Mejía spoke about the possibility of governmental intervention in the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG).