Colombia advances major electricity transmission projects

Colombia electricity transmission Panama interconnection La Loma–Sogamoso line Macagua transmission line CREG agreement

The Colombian Energy Regulation Commission (CREG) issued Acuerdo Complementario 001, establishing the remuneration framework for the planned cross‑border electricity interconnection with Panama. The agreement is intended to reduce regulatory uncertainty and improve the financial viability of the project, and CREG pledged continued coordination with Panama’s regulator ASEP to advance the roadmap.

The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) approved a second modification to the environmental license for the La Loma–Sogamoso 500 kV transmission line. The amendment authorises additional construction work, including new tower sites, maneuver areas and access routes, and is aimed at enabling the line to convey power from wind farms in La Guajira to central Colombia.

Bolívar Governor Yulisbeth García announced the need for a new transmission line from the Macagua substation to increase capacity in the region’s substations, citing that the existing line is overloaded and has caused outages, especially in Guasipati.

Entities: Adriana Jiménez Delgado · Autoridad de Servicios Públicos (ASEP) · Colombian Energy Regulation Commission (CREG) · Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG) · Governor Yulisbeth García · La Loma–Sogamoso 500 kV transmission line · Macagua substation · National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA)

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[○ 1 SOURCE] The agreement aims to reduce regulatory uncertainty and improve the financial viability of the interconnection project. (CREG)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Governor Yulisbeth García called for building a new transmission line from Macagua to increase substation capacity in Bolívar. (Governor Yulisbeth García)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The La Loma–Sogamoso line will transport electricity from wind parks in La Guajira to central Colombia. (ANLA)
[○ 1 SOURCE] CREG published Acuerdo Complementario 001 defining the remuneration framework for the Colombia‑Panama electricity interconnection. (CREG)
[○ 1 SOURCE] García said the existing transmission line is collapsed and overloaded, causing outages in Guasipati. (Governor Yulisbeth García)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The modification permits construction of additional infrastructure, including 21 tower sites, 21 maneuver areas, and 53 new accesses. (ANLA)
[○ 1 SOURCE] ANLA authorized a second modification of the environmental license for the La Loma–Sogamoso 500 kV transmission line. (ANLA)