Government admits there is an 'imminent risk' of a blackout in Colombia: these were the alerts found

TL;DR

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has alerted the CREG about a projected firm energy deficit, with deficits estimated at 1.97 TWh-year for 2025-2026 and 3.9 TWh-year for 2026-2027.
Regulatory restrictions, particularly in the Cargo por Confiabilidad auction (Resolution CREG 101 of 2007), are limiting the participation of existing plants like Hidroituango in offering additional firm energy.
New climate projections from NOAA indicate a 95% probability of El Niño returning by June 2026, increasing the risk of hydrological events affecting electricity generation.
The Ministry is requesting urgent regulatory adjustments to expand the base of agents participating in reliability auctions and to incentivize early entry of new generation capacities.

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