The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, celebrated the closure of the Hidroituango tunnel alongside Andrés Julián Rendón, governor of Antioquia, and John Maya, EPM’s manager.
NG Energy also reported an increase to its line of credit facility with Macquarie Group by an additional US$12 million, raising the total to US$25.6 million.
The alliance’s initial phase involves selected EPM companies, targeting daily reductions of around 1.5 GWh, with plans for expansion across EPM’s subsidiaries.
The find comes as Colombian gas reserves have fallen to critically low levels, and a recent court ruling halted operations in a major existing gas field.