Colombia power demand rose 6.49% in July amid blackout threats; a savings plan now charges excess use, and gas autonomy has a 2032 deadline.

Colombia country risk jumped to 142 basis points after the 2027 budget, as gas reserves shrink below six years and 60 percent of grid projects stall.

Medellín water rationing starts as El Niño drains reservoirs; utility EPM warns the cuts could last into 2027, and a national energy-saving plan begins.

Tumaco port fuel volumes topped 762,000 barrels in eight months, up 57.8% over all of 2025, as new tankers join the supply plan for Nariño in Colombia.

Colombia power demand rose 6.49% in July amid blackout threats; a savings plan now charges excess use, and gas autonomy has a 2032 deadline.

Mexico blackouts: Yucatán, Quintana Roo and Chiapas lost power on 31 August. The CFE blames vandalism on 400 kV lines; Mérida firms count the cost.