The electricity supply in Colombia is based on the National Interconnected System (SIN) and several isolated local systems in the non-interconnected areas (ZNI). The Sin system comprises one third of the.
Colombia's installed electric power generation capacity currently stands at 17,771 MW, with hydro accounting for 68 percent, gas and coal-fired power plants accounting for 31 percent, and the remaining one percent from wind and solar units. The country's energy matrix is clean but highly dependent on climatic conditions to generate hydro power.
How is energy used in Colombia?
Total energy supply (TES) includes all the energy produced in or imported to a country, minus that which is exported or stored. It represents all the energy required to supply end users in the country.
Enel Colombia guarantees the necessary power with which energy reaches each home through the innovation and implementation efforts of new technologies.
Enel Colombia brought the most modern intelligent measurement technology to the country, giving way to the digitization of our networks, an indispensable condition to help Bogota become the first smart city in the country.
What is the voltage in Colombia?
Colombia is working with a voltage of 110 volts from the mains. It is similar to the American system. Both in terms of voltage and plug. An interesting feature of the Colombian electricity sector is the following. If you live in a certain area has a number, called a stratum.
To promote electric mobility in the country, we execute actions such as the electric taxis pilot project. This project achieved savings in emissions that exceeded 1,150 tons of CO2 in the last year of operation, taking advantage of electric power as a renewable and environmentally friendly resource.