Enel Colombia | Enel Group Colombia

Generating energy that transforms the world

Today, it would be impossible to imagine life without electric power as it serves a dual purpose: it improves our quality of life and is an essential element for driving the social and economic development of nations. Enel Generation is known for its commitment to sustainable development, recognized for its management efficiency and transparency, and for being a solid, reliable and environmentally friendly energy operator.

Our company is the leading Colombian energy-sector business and the second most important Colombian corporation at the generation level boasting a 22% market share. This leading position is the result of Enel tirelessly leveraging technological development to render processes ever more effective through the fostering of research, and by promoting innovation as a fundamental part of sustained growth – all with an eye to cultivating fresh business opportunities.

Our core objective at Enel Generation is to offer integral energetic solutions that drive market dynamics and expand end-user possibilities in three distinct markets:

Wholesale Market: the purchase and sale of energy in large blocks between generators and traders.
Unregulated or Free Market: end users who consume more than 55 Mwh per month or that have more than 0.1 MW.
Energy Exchange Market: the government information system where shortage and surplus generation is traded on a daily basis, given these can not be stored.

Our operation:

Enel Generation has eleven hydro generation plants and two thermal plants, located in the departments of Cundinamarca and Bolivar. In 2015, net power generation reached 13,741 Gwh - an increase of 1% over the previous year.

Likewise, three plants achieved record outputs in 2015:

The Guavio hydroelectric power plant produced 6,603 Gwh of additional generation compared to the maximum reached in 2012.
The Termozipa thermal power station generated 1,150 Gwh - a 15.9% of additional generation with respect to its maximum peak in 1997.
The Cartagena thermal power plant generated 362 Gwh - an additional 50.8% of generation compared to 2010.

Quimbo, more energy for the nation

After five years of construction, in November 2015 the Quimbo Hydroelectric Power Plant came into operation, delivering approximately 400MW to the Colombian power grid and having the capacity to contribute 4% of national demand. With this installed capacity, Enel Generación has a net installed capacity of 3,422MW, 21% of the country’s capacity (of 15,909MW) firmly putting it in second place among the nation's generating agents.

“The construction of El Quimbo is the largest project undertaken in recent years by Enel Group in Latin America, with an investment of more than $ 1.2 billion, which not only ratifies our company's confidence in Colombia, but also provides an asset that delivers more energy to the nation.”

– Lucio Rubio, General Manager, Enel Colombia.

The Quimbo Hydroelectric Project was given the green light in March 2008. In May 2009, it obtained its environmental license, and in November 2010, construction began.

The larger Quimbo mega site includes a 55-kilometer long reservoir of 8,250 total hectares, with a storage capacity of 3,200 cubic hectometers, making it one of the largest reservoirs in the nation. Its dam is 151 meters high with a 66-meter high auxiliary dam of 66 meters. Its 4-gate dump controls the level of the reservoir.

The Quimbo Hydroelectric Project entailed relevant investments earmarked for infrastructure, the environment and its surrounding communities.

Infrastructure: nearly $523,000 million Colombian pesos were invested in the department and in the municipalities of the area of influence for this new, more modern and efficient infrastructure.
Social: investments exceeded $358,000 million Colombian pesos, directly benefiting the development of the communities, as well as regional agriculture.
The environment: A further $103.3 billion was invested mainly in the acquisition of the 11,079 hectares for the most important ecological restoration plan ever carried out in Colombia in a dry tropical forest.
In addition, significant investments of more than $17.2 billion were made in archeology to recover 50,000 ceramic fragments and more than 100 archaeological pieces.