Colombia’s installed solar capacity has surpassed 4.58 GW, with nearly 1.2 GW of projects still undergoing testing, as solar accounts for more than 98% of renewable capacity added since August 2022. The country needs to add about 1.35 GW more of solar, wind and small-scale hydropower by August 2026 to meet the government’s 6 GW renewable energy target.
Colombia has recorded 4,580.89 MW of solar capacity, according to the tracking dashboard for the Mining and Energy Planning Unit’s (UPME) “6GW+” program. Solar accounts for virtually all of the new renewable capacity registered under the government initiative.
Of the total solar capacity, 3,386.22 MW comes from operational installations, while 1,194.67 MW comes from projects undergoing testing. As a result, about one-quarter of the recorded solar capacity has not yet entered full commercial operation.
In total, the UPME has recorded 4,654.31 MW of solar, wind and small-scale hydropower capacity added since August 2022. Solar represents just over 98% of that volume, compared with 41 MW of wind capacity under testing and 32.42 MW of hydropower capacity, including 12.02 MW in operation and 20.4 MW under testing.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy said that, as of July 17, the combined capacity of solar and wind projects stood at 4,626.73 MW. Together, the two technologies account for 19.23% of the installed capacity in Colombia’s National Interconnected System.
