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Part of situation: Afinia energy debt and financial crisis in Colombia (2 clusters)

Afinia faces severe financial crisis threatening Caribbean energy supply

Afinia Grupo EPM energy crisis Colombia electricity supply

Afinia, a subsidiary of Grupo EPM, is facing a critical financial crisis that threatens the continuity of electricity supply for approximately 1.8 million users in the Colombian departments of Bolívar, Córdoba, Sucre, and Cesar. The company reports a monthly cash deficit of approximately COP 400 billion and faces an outstanding obligation of COP 131 billion to XM for October energy purchases.

Structural imbalances are driving the crisis, with Afinia recovering only about COP 57 for every COP 100 spent on energy procurement. Key contributors include high energy losses, fraud, illegal connections, and a significant debt of COP 420 billion owed by official state entities. In certain subnormal areas, the effective collection rate is as low as 5%.

To address the situation, Grupo EPM has proposed a portfolio of solutions, including subsidies, financing mechanisms, and the mandatory implementation of prepaid meters for low-income strata (0, 1, and 2). Additionally, EPM has completed the spin-off of Atenea to allow Afinia to focus its financial and operational resources on its core markets. EPM's General Manager, John Alberto Maya Salazar, has characterized the acquisition of Afinia as a major financial burden, noting that EPM has had to inject COP 1.5 trillion into the subsidiary over the past year.

Entities

Afinia · Empresas Públicas de Medellín · Federico Gutiérrez · Grupo EPM · John Alberto Maya Salazar · Latam Energy Distribution Group · Medellín · XM

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Crisis financiera de Afinia en el Caribe- ABC Economía [abceconomia.co]
Federico Gutiérrez advierte impacto financiero en EPM por Afinia y El Niño: buscan alternativas con el Gobierno nacional [mioriente.com]
EPM logró escisión de Atenea que permitirá a Afinia concentrar sus esfuerzos financieros [www.maravillastereo.com]
Grupo EPM advierte que se agotan las alternativas para enfrentar la crisis financiera de Afinia - RÍO NOTICIAS [rionoticias.co]
EPM presenta portafolio de soluciones para salvar a Afinia [elnorte.com.co]
EPM pide volver obligatorio el medidor prepago en la región Caribe para estratos 0-1 y 2 [larazon.co]
Gobierno prepara nueva ley para las cajas de compensación: 11 entidades siguen intervenidas [subaalternativa.co]
EPM solo recupera $57 de cada $100 que invierte en el Caribe; espera $800.000 millones del Gobierno De la Espriella [www.valoraanalitik.com]
Crisis de Afinia en el Caribe: EPM venderá Atenea y propone otras soluciones para la empresa [www.elespectador.com]