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Colombia energy security and resource management

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Colombia is experiencing navigating a growing natural gas deficit driven complex energy landscape defined by a decline in domestic production and proven push for renewable transition alongside efforts to address declining natural gas reserves. Reports indicate that While approximately three-quarters of the country’s electricity generation currently comes from renewable sources—with solar energy surpassing coal generation in 2025—the natural gas shortage remains critical. Proven reserves fell from 3,164 gigapi cubic feet 16.8 percent in 2021 to 1,717 gigapi cubic feet, forcing an increased reliance on imports, which reached 34% 2025, leaving approximately 5.9 years of the supply by August 2026. output. To mitigate the shortage, the expansion of the SPEC regasification terminal this, President Abelardo de la Espriella has been moved up to October 2026. The Sirius offshore project is considered signaled a vital solution that could quadruple reserves, though it faces delays due return to disputes with artisanal fishing communities regarding prior consultation. While Ecopetrol has characterized community demands as “extortion,” exploration, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking), which was previously halted. Companies including Ecopetrol, Drummond, and GeoPark are currently positioning themselves for the government has announced plans to reform country’s first fracking well. Despite this shift, significant regulatory and social hurdles persist. No new environmental licenses have been issued, a court-ordered community consultation mechanisms is pending, and a bill to prevent ban fracking remains under consideration in the indefinite blocking of energy projects. In response Senate. These challenges coincide with rising electricity demand, which saw a 6.49 percent increase in July 2026 compared to the energy crisis, industry leaders have shifted focus toward the potential of unconventional resources. At the XXIII Colombian Petroleum, Gas and Energy Congress, experts proposed moving the debate regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking) from whether the practice should occur to how it can be implemented through advanced engineering and strict monitoring to manage environmental risks. previous year.

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