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April 26, 2024

Will a World Bank Loan Aid Colombia’s Climate Resiliency?

The World Bank approved a $750 million loan that will help support Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s environmental policy goals. // File Photo: Government of Colombia.

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Gustavo Rodriguez, associate attorney at Hunton Andrews Kurth, and Nicolás Rocha Pesántez, associate attorney at Gómez Pinzón Abogados: “Prioritizing funding to enhance energy transport infrastructure, including energy storage projects, would benefit the solar and wind plants under development to integrate these energy projects into the national grid, improving reliability and efficiency. Special attention is needed for regions like La Guajira, where renewable resources are abundant but connectivity to the grid is lacking, to ensure these areas contribute to the national energy supply. In a bid to increase renewables generation, Colombia’s market administrator recently awarded long-term firm energy obligations to 27 solar projects, and an ongoing offshore wind energy project auction is slated to…”

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Jimena Blanco
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Verisk Maplecroft

María José Cortés
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Atlas Renewable Energy

Jeffrey Davidow
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The Cohen Group

Analia Gonzalez
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Jonathan C. Hamilton
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White & Case

Raul Herrera
Partner, Corporate &
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Arnold & Porter

James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies

Jorge Kamine
Partner, Corporate &
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Craig A. Kelly
Senior Director,
Int’l Government Relations,
Exxon Mobil

Jeremy Martin
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Energy Program,
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Haynes & Boone

R. Kirk Sherr
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Clearview Strategy Group

Daniela Stevens
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