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.
"This equity injection, along with an agreement to rollover bank debt with Bancolombia, have allowed the company to greatly reduce its refinancing risk," stated Fitch.
EPM revealed the $983 million USD settlement sum last month after a court ordered the Colombian public utility to disclose the figure paid by its insurer Mapfre.