Colombia Restarts Power Sales to Ecuador Before Dry Season
Colombia restarts electricity exports to Ecuador, supplying up to 450MW—roughly 10% of demand—just before hydropower output drops in the dry...
July 24, 2026Section
Colombia News in English
Colombia news in English from The Rio Times — Bogotá politics, economy, peace process and culture.
Colombia’s GEB Takes Full Control of Four Brazil Power Grids
Grupo Energía Bogotá buys out Axia Energia’s 49% stake in four Brazilian transmission firms, securing full control of R$280M in...
July 24, 2026
Colombia’s Promigas Takes Peru to a World Bank Tribunal
Promigas arbitration targets Peru at World Bank tribunal over gas tariffs slashed 32% by Osinergmin, putting US$335M in investment and...
July 24, 2026
Barranquilla Sustainable Bonds Debut, Raising $350M
Barranquilla became the first Colombian city to issue international sustainable bonds, raising US$350 million with demand topping US$1.2 billion.
July 24, 2026
Colombia Oil Giant Ecopetrol Board Shakeup, CEO Exits
Colombia's Ecopetrol reshuffles leadership as CEO Ricardo Roa departs July 30, Luis Felipe Henao takes the board chair, and two...
July 24, 2026
Colombia Markets: COLCAP & the Peso — July 24, 2026
Colombia's COLCAP index fell 0.60% and the peso strengthened slightly as oil prices slipped. Ecopetrol led the decline in thin...
July 24, 2026
Colombia Military Service: 2008-Born Men Face 2026 Draft
Colombia’s compulsory military service reaches the generation born in 2008, who turn 18 in 2026 — a year in uniform,...
July 23, 2026
Colombia’s De la Espriella Gives Gangs 30-Day Ultimatum
Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo De la Espriella, plans to be sworn in at a Cauca army base and gives armed groups...
July 23, 2026
Casa de la Memoria Opens Digital Archive on Colombia Conflict
The Casa de la Memoria in Medellín has opened a new public digital archive, the Laboratorio de Memorias, bringing together
July 23, 2026