‘En el largo plazo se puede ver afectación en la tarifa de energía de todo el país’: Acolgen sobre nuevo impuesto

TL;DR

Energy-generating companies must pay a 2.5% tax to address Air-e's debt.
The new regulation is expected to increase operational costs for all energy generators (hydro, thermal, solar, wind).
Concerns exist about potential impacts on national energy tariffs and availability due to increased costs and existing demand exceeding supply.
Air-e's legal representative states the surcharge is not solely for Air-e's debt but for multiple intervened companies.
This representative claims generators have historically abused energy prices, earning profits exceeding 10 trillion pesos annually.
It is argued that the energy generation market in Colombia is nearly monopolistic, with five generators controlling 75% of the market.

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