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Colombian lobbies resist mandatory clean energy purchases

May 1, 2019

One of Colombia’s current legislative moves to boost an embryonic renewable sector is being opposed by a coalition of energy market lobbies.

President Iván Duque was warned in a recent letter to abandon proposals that would force energy market operators to tap into renewables for a share of their production and purchases.

The move could reverse the success known so far with Colombia’s price-efficient energy market, says the document, jointly signed by energy producer associations ACOLGEN and ANDEG together with four others in the distribution, transmission and sale business.

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