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The third shipment of electrical cables has arrived from Mexico aboard a Ukraine-flagged, Russian-built specialized transport aircraft to make emergency repairs to EPM’s Guatapé hydroelectric generation facility after an accidental fire on February 15 in an access tunnel took the...

Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM), the municipally owned multinational utility company based in Medellín, Antioquia was announced the winner of the Lighthouse Innovation Awards 2015 prize, for setting itself apart as a visionary and leader in applying modern technologies to...

After Colbun dropped out of bidding last Friday (causing Colbun’s stock to rally strongly, up of 3.2%), only one bidder remains in contention for tomorrow’s January 13 auction for Colombian government controlled power producer, Isagen. Isagen is the third largest energy producer,...

UPDATE: According to Colombia Reports, Chile’s Colbun drops out of bidding for Colombia’s Isagen on Monday, January 11, 2 days before the slated auction After a series of debates in Congress and conflicting positions between Colombian political parties, the Colombian...

CHICAGO—(Business Wire)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (Millicom) (STO:MIC-SDB) at ‘BB+’ with a Stable Outlook. Fitch has also affirmed Millicom’s...

Mauricio Cardenas Santamaria (pictured above), Minister of Finance and Public Credit in Colombia will be delivering a keynote address at Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Andes conference next month, February 23 & 24.  Speaking for the third consecutive year, the Finance...

Medellín’s newly elected mayor, Federico Gutierrez Zuluaga , upon taking office January first, immediately appointed engineer Jorge Londoño de la Cuesta (above) as the general manager of Empresas Publicas de Medellín (EPM), the multinational utility company directly owned by the...

Empresas Publicas de Medellín (EPM) the City of Medellín-owned multinational utility announced last week the signing of a $1 billion USD loan from a syndicate of banks in a club deal to fund growth plans in 2016, including the Ituango hydroelectric project. Bank of America and...

Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has announced this past week that Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) has renewed its contract for cybersecurity with Unisys, covering information security threat and event management For EPM’s domestic Colombian operations. The renewal means Unisys...

Six Antioqueño communities in the area of influence of EPM’s Ituango Hydroelectric project stand to benefit from commitments made by EPM’s CEO Juan Esteban Calle Restrepo, and Medellin’s mayor Anibal Gaviria Correa. The two principals laid out those commitments at a meeting held...