GEB Bids US$4.5 Billion for Ecopetrol’s ISA Grid Stake
Colombia's Grupo Energía Bogotá (GEB) is preparing a roughly US$4.5 billion debt-financed bid for Ecopetrol's 51.4% controlling stake in transmission
July 28, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia Electricity Deficit Looms from 2028, Power Sector
Colombia electricity deficit warnings mount: grid operator XM sees a firm-energy shortfall from 2028 as delayed plants and El Niño...
July 28, 2026
Cali’s Oiga Mire Lea Literature Festival Returns for a 12th Edition in Colombia
Cali's Oiga Mire Lea literature festival confirms its 12th edition for early September 2026. Colombia's cultural tourism generated over US$2.5...
July 28, 2026
Bogotá’s Afrodiáspora Festival Brings Three Nights of African and Caribbean Music
Seun Kuti, Yellowman & Alexis Play lead the Afrodiaspora Festival Bogotá 2026, Aug 20–22 at Teatro Colsubsidio. Tickets from US$13—secure...
July 28, 2026
Colombia June Inflation Jumps to 6.14%
Colombia's annual inflation hit a two-year high of 6.14% in June, just after the central bank raised its benchmark rate...
July 28, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso
The COLCAP rose 0.37% in Bogotá on Monday, led by utilities, while the peso was unchanged at 3,217 per dollar.
July 28, 2026
Colombia’s Comptroller Flags Fiscal Risk After Petro-Era Contract Surge
Colombia’s Comptroller General issued a fiscal risk warning after 14,414 public-sector contracts worth COP 4.55 trillion were signed under the...
July 27, 2026
Colombia’s National Symphonic Band Plays Free Tunja Concert
Colombia's National Symphonic Band opens its 2026 season with a free concert at Teatro Mayor Bicentenario in Tunja on February...
July 27, 2026
Colombia’s Flower Growers Fight New US Tariff as Duty Hits 12.5%
A US tariff on Colombian goods rose to 12.5% on July 24, 2026, squeezing a flower industry that sends about...
July 27, 2026