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The Colombian government has no plans to draw on the credit line but wanted an increase from the previous $5.4 billion USD available as a precautionary measure.

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has affirmed Isagen S.A. ESP’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB-‘, while revising the Rating Outlook Positive from Stable. Fitch has also affirmed Isagen’s...

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...

Monday at 10 am, in Medellín’s Plaza Mayór, during a special shareholder’s meeting called by BRE Colombia Investments LP, a new board of directors was seated for Medellín-based Colombian energy producer Isagen. BRE Colombia Investments LP is the majority shareholder of Isagen...

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (TSX:BEP.UN)(NYSE:BEP) has committed to acquire 57.6% of the outstanding common shares of Medellín based Isagen S.A. (BVC:ISAGEN) from the Colombian government. In an auction held at 8am today that had only Brookfield as a bidder, the...

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...

Fitch Ratings-New York-29 October 2015: The weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which causes lower water precipitation in Colombia, is currently putting the country’s electricity regulatory framework to the test, according to Fitch Ratings. A drought that could last until...

How did Medellín go from being infamous as the most dangerous city on Earth to being famous as the most innovative city on Earth? The United Nations recently held a global conference in Medellín, bringing government officials from all over the world to learn from Medellin’s...

Consistent with Fitch Ratings’ belief that a major acquisition by Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A. E.S.P.’s (EEB) is unlikely in the near to medium term, the company publicly declared it will not be participating in the republic of Colombia’s attempted sale of...