Colombia planning auction for off-grid power supply
Colombia will this year stage an auction for off-grid energy supply as part of the government's plans to provide universal access to electricity, a top official has said.
The auction will award the operation of isolated systems to a private company for the first time, José David Insuasti, the head of the energy ministry's off-grid planning unit IPSE, said in an interview with local newspaper Portafolio.
According to Insuasti, IPSE's priority is to extend electricity services to remote communities in the departments of La Guajira, Vichada and Guainía. He said financing for the projects could be sourced from the government's Faer energy expansion fund and the national royalties program.
An estimated 500,000 Colombian households do not have access to electricity, with around 335,000 located in areas not connected to the national power grid.
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