POWERTEC knowledge
Analysis of the Colombian electricity landscape, power rationing risk by region and documented generation case studies.
Energy news
Articles with public figures from the system operator and an operational reading for industrial plants.
XM placed the Colombian power grid at high risk of shortage due to El Niño, lagging reservoirs and rising demand. Here is what that means for industrial operations.
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Bogotá, Meta and Guaviare face a critical scenario starting in January due to maintenance at El Guavio and Chivor; the Caribbean carries ongoing load shedding from network depletion.
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Imported gas covered 34% of supply in August 2026 and Promigas warns the system is operating at its limit. The effect reaches thermal plants and industrial costs.
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How to size backup, define critical loads, calculate fuel autonomy and choose between an ATS and synchronization before the first scheduled outage arrives.
Read articleTechnical guides
Practical guides for choosing, specifying and operating generator sets and their panels, with the standards that apply in Colombia.
Sizing a generator set starts with surveying the real load, not the nameplate name. How to convert kW to kVA, account for motor starting peaks, and correct for altitude and temperature.
Read guideThe fuel determines runtime autonomy, operating cost, maintenance and even where the equipment can be installed. A practical comparison for the Colombian reality.
Read guideThe automatic transfer switch is what turns a generator into an emergency power system. How it works, which standards apply and when a manual transfer switch is not enough.
Read guideThe ATS transfers the load with a brief outage of seconds; paralleling switchgear couples sources without any outage and lets you add capacity. When one is enough and when you need the other.
Read guideThe acronyms on a switchgear nameplate are not decoration: they define its construction, its testing and its safety. What each standard requires and how it relates to RETIE in Colombia.
Read guideDocumented cases
Each case brings together the location, the challenge, the configuration supplied and the result published by POWERTEC.
Generation, transformation, automation and fuel for more than 100 oil-field facilities at Campo Casabe.
Read full caseGenerators from 200 to 500 kW and fuel tanks for more than 300 MI Swaco projects in Colombia.
Read full casePower for events
Electrical planning, redundancy and light towers for events where there is zero margin for error.
Quality and maintenance
What a certified quality management system means, how to keep a plant ready and what to check when renting.
