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After the entire board of directors resigned in protest of Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero's usurpation of board prerogative and corporate governance, international ratings firm Fitch has downgraded EPM's credit rating, and placed it on a negative ratings watch.

Free webinar August 26: Hydropower of Latin America: implementation of HPPs construction and modernization projects 11 am Colombia time Organizer: Vostock Capital Website: https://www.latinamericahydrocongress.com/en/webinar

Fitch Ratings has assigned a long-term 'BBB' rating to Empresas Publicas de Medellin E.S.P.'s (EPM) proposed senior unsecured U.S. dollar debt issuance that matures in 2031. Fitch has also assigned a long-term 'BBB' rating to the company's proposed reopening of its 8.375% senior...

Finance Colombia has learned that Jorge Londoño De la Cuesta has resigned his post as head of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), the country’s largest energy provider. Though it was expected De la Cuesta would be replaced by the incoming administration of mayor-elect Daniel...

Medellín based utility company EPM (Epresas Públicas de Medellín) announced that over the weekend it announced an evacuation of 105 workers on the Ituango Hydroelectric Dam, hours north of Medellín. The evacuation was due to water leakage around the inlet from the reservoir to...

The upgrade reflects optimism surrounding EPM's Ituango hydroelectric plant, which is reportedly about two-thirds complete.

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...

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...