Minenergía to launch comprehensive package to ensure ethanol meets quality standards
Concertation tables between the government, unions, and guilds amid the ethanol crisis. Photo: Courtesy: Minenergía
TL;DR
- The Ministry of Mines and Energy will launch a comprehensive package of inspection, surveillance, and control actions for ethanol.
- The initiative is inter-institutional, involving the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) and the Ministry of Labor.
- The goals include protecting consumers, ensuring fair competition, safeguarding jobs, and strengthening environmental sustainability.
- Follow-up tables have been established for medium and long-term regulatory measures, focusing on pricing and supply chain order.
- These measures aim to provide market stability, protect national production, and establish clear rules for all stakeholders.
- The Ministry led mediation and concertation spaces following protests by palm and sugarcane unions.
- Participating entities included various ministries, the Attorney General's Office, the Ombudsman's Office, Asocaña, and union representatives.
- The ACP and wholesale agents did not attend the dialogue tables.
- The Ministry emphasizes dialogue for structural solutions and respects the right to protest.
- The actions aim for a more transparent, competitive, and sustainable biofuel market aligned with energy transition goals.