Colombia's clean power share rises to 89.5% in April

Celsia Solar Lanceros solar farm in Melgar, Tolima. Image source: Celsia (www.celsia.com)

Colombia generated 89.48% of its electricity from clean and renewable sources in April, boosting the clean share in the total power mix from 87.17% in March, according to the latest data released by national grid operator XM Compania de Expertos en Mercados.

The nation’s clean power plants, including hydro of all sizes and non-conventional renewables, generated roughly 189 GWh of electricity per day on average, or 1.16% more compared to daily average production in March.

The electricity system as a whole produced 6,336.07 GWh in April, which translated into a daily average of 211.2 GWh, down by 1.46% month-on-month, XM said.

Production details for clean power plants follow in the table below:

Source:	Daily average production in April (in GWh/day):	month-on-month change:	Share in April
Bagasse biomass	1.901	-23.81%	1.01%
Biogas	0.016	25.98%	0.01%
HPPs with reservoir	160.837	0.43%	85.10%
Wind	0.613	-15.56%	0.32%
Run-of-river hydro	23.262	9.50%	12.31%
Solar PV	2.360	7.14%	1.25%