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June 13, 2025

Can Colombia Take the Fast-Track to a Cleaner Power Grid?

Colombia’s La Guajira department (pictured) is home to the country’s most abundant wind and solar resources—as well as numerous renewable energy projects that have stalled at various levels of regulatory approval. // File Photo: Alexandre via Adobe Stock.

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José Fernando Gómez Rojas, executive director, and Valentina Rincón, renewables and transition minerals program leader, both at the Center for Responsible Business and Entrepreneurship (CREER) in Bogotá: “The development of renewable energy—particularly large-scale projects—in Colombia has stalled due to three key factors. First, there is a lack of clear and comprehensive regulation governing project development, including areas such as corporate incentives, community benefit-sharing mechanisms, prior consultation with ethnic communities, tariff frameworks, and other critical components. Second, institutional capacity at both national and local levels is either weak or insufficient in terms of human and financial resources, limiting the ability to implement and oversee renewable energy projects in an integrated and territory-sensitive manner. And third, social…”

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