The Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (Creg) approved the operational, commercial and regional coordinator regulations that will govern the operation of the new Andes Regional Short-Term Electricity Market (Maercp). The entity, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, said this project aims to implement an electrical exchange and integration system between Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, […]
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Experts ask to preserve the institutional character of the Creg
The experts who participated in the panel “Without energy security, there is no energy transition” at the congress of the Colombian Association of Electric Power Generators (Acolgen) called for the institutional setting of the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (Creg) to be preserved. . “Political signals are very important. It is not positive that we […]
Petro appointed four commissioners in charge of the Creg
Ángela María Sarmiento holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Colombia and a master’s degree in Economics from Santo Tomás University. She has served as a director of engineering with the Superintendence of Residential Public Services and an advisor to the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission, CREGas well as the […]
The pros and cons of the new energy services policy concept
Following the publication for comment on the draft of the National Government’s new energy services policy, experts assure that it has positive aspects, but they point out that there are others that need further consideration. Former Mining and Energy Minister Amylkar Acosta assures that the staging of the Last Instance Provider (PUI) is striking, a […]
The price of gasoline will increase by up to $400 in March
The new increase that the price of current gasoline will have in March is up to $400 and in the case of Barranquilla, the increase was $397. The new increase that the price of current gasoline will have in March is up to $400 for the national average, and in the case of Barranquilla, the […]
Define Creg’s energy auction schedule
Companies interested in participating in the energy auction that the national government has convened through the Commission Regulations for Energy and Gas (Creg) must make a declaration of interests from 24 May. This auction is conducted with the aim of contracting the energy from December 1, 2027 to November 30, 2028. The schedule is published […]
“Regulators must be independent”: Creg to Petro
Faced with President Gustavo Petro’s statements about assuming the regulatory powers of the country’s public services, the CREG’s Committee of Experts has asked the President to maintain the independence of the country’s regulatory authorities. “They must be independent in nature to ensure that their decisions are objective, impartial, consistent and technical. This allows regulated agents, […]
Trade union council does not consider it appropriate to intervene in functions of the Creg
The National Trade Council (CGN) stated that an intervention on the functions of the Commission on Energy and Gas Regulation (Creg), as announced by the chairman Gustavo Petroc“is not the solution to ease the rise in energy tariffs.” He indicated that this measure could have consequences for the national investment and foreign in the energy […]
The Creg is the Bank of the Republic of Electric Energy: Echeverry
President Petro was emphatic in stating that the… Creg and the superintendents must be “independent” of private interest: “These entities must regulate the markets on the basis of universal duty, not to sign the processes of financial speculation as they have hitherto done.” In addition, he stated that the Chief Inspector of Public Services should […]
Coastal political sectors support government intervention in the Creg
Before the confirmation of President Gustavo Petro to carry out the intervention of the Creg through the Ministry of Mines and Energy, some political leaders of the region celebrated the determination of the national government. Liberal party senator Mauricio Gómez Amín indicated that the decision announced by Gustavo Petro from Cartagena has his support, because […]