Colombia Transmission Capacity Allocation Regulation

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Colombia's Mining-Energy Planning Unit (UPME) issued Resolution 000358 of 2026 to establish procedures for allocating transmission capacity to generation projects with system obligations or completed environmental licensing. The regulation aims to reduce evaluation times and accelerate integration of new capacity into the National Interconnected System (SIN) amid rising electricity demand expected in 2029 and 2030. It introduces a fast-track process for projects with energy obligations and completed environmental permits, sets strict deadlines for application processing, and updates technical criteria to assess grid robustness under various demand scenarios, including high penetration of non-conventional renewable energy.