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Power plants in Colombia

25 power-plant records · 10,924 MW reported capacity

  • Hydro 48%
  • Coal 20%
  • Gas 20%
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Colombia at a glance

Power-plant records
25
Reported capacity
10,924 MW
Renewable electricity (2024)
61.4%
Most records
Hydro, Coal
Grid operator
XM
Capital
Bogotá

Largest listed power plants

  1. 1San Carlos1,246 MW
  2. 2Gavio1,200 MW
  3. 3Chivor1,000 MW
  4. 4Termobarranquilla918 MW
  5. 5Sogamoso820 MW
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Records by technology

Counts records, not generation share · coverage & dates

Reported capacity is the rated size of the listed installations, not electricity being produced now. Source dates and coverage differ, so newer facilities may be absent and historical records may remain.

How electricity works in Colombia

Wholesale marketCompetitive generation, regulated retail

Hydropower supplies about two thirds of electricity, so El Niño droughts can strain supply.

  1. GenerationGenerators bid into a market
  2. TransmissionSystem operator dispatches
  3. DistributionRegulated distributors
  4. CustomersRegulated tariffs

Who regulates

  • CREGEnergy regulator

Who controls the grid

XM runs the grid and the wholesale market; ISA and others own transmission.

Markets & power exchanges

Regional grid

Not part of a larger synchronous grid or regional power pool.

What does “Wholesale market” mean?

Power plants compete to sell electricity in a wholesale market or pool, dispatched by a system operator. Most consumers still buy from a regulated distribution company at approved tariffs.

References reviewed 2026-09-29. Logos are each organisation’s own site icon, shown to identify it. Selected organisations, not an exhaustive list of licence holders.

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ELECTRICITY IN 2024

How Colombia generates electricity

Electricity generated89.1 TWh
Renewable share61.4%
Low-carbon share61.4%
Carbon intensity298.3 gCO₂e/kWh

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro48.9 TWh
Wind0.15 TWh
Solar3.4 TWh
Bioenergy2.2 TWh
Other renewables0 TWh
Nuclear0 TWh
Coal11.2 TWh
Gas19.8 TWh
Other fossil3.5 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

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Geography and data notes

Colombia is in South America. Its coastal or island geography provides a different setting for electricity infrastructure from inland systems. This profile connects country reference information with the historical station inventory and reported electricity generation.

Capital
Bogotá
Languages
Spanish
Region
South America

Geographic reference: Countries geographic database (ODbL). Boundaries and names are for orientation; language listings are introductory, not exhaustive. Banner map: Natural Earth boundaries (public domain) with this atlas’s station records.

The source inventory contains 25 records for Colombia. Select a fuel in the map to explore where its stations are located, then open a record to inspect reported capacity and provenance.

Inventory coverage

25 source records. 0 reported operational in their source snapshot; this is not live status.

2 lack an owner/operator; 20 lack a commissioning year.

Coverage, dates & exclusions
THE GENERATION INVENTORY

List of power plants in Colombia

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Browse 25 source records, ordered by reported capacity. Ownership and operating status describe the source snapshot; they may have changed. Missing information is shown explicitly.

Published selection: 12 records. JavaScript loads the full searchable inventory.

1,246 MW
Owner in source
Isagen S.A.
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map

Gavio

Hydro
1,200 MW
Owner in source
Emgesa
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map

Chivor

Hydro
1,000 MW
Owner in source
AES Chivor
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map
820 MW
Owner in source
Isagen S.A.
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map
670 MW
Owner in source
Termoflores S.A.E.S.P
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map
660 MW
Owner in source
EPM
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map
460 MW
Owner in source
EPM
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map

Miel I

Hydro
396 MW
Owner in source
Isagen S.A.
Operator in source
Not reported
Commissioned
Not reported
Source status
Operating status unverified
ProColombia · historical recordDetails & map

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