Enel Colombia made an agreement to sell to SMN Termocartagena the Cartagena Thermal Power Plant and 100 percent of the participation of the Sociedad Portuaria Central Cartagena, concessionaire of the port permits necessary for the operation of the thermo electric company.
The agreement will come into force as of December 1, 2023, date from which the SMN Termocartagena group will assume the administration and operation of this power generation plant.
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This thermoelectric plant, located in Mamonal, an industrial area of Cartagena, has an installed capacity of 203 megawatts and generates energy through the use of gas and/or liquid fuel.
According to Enel Colombia, the sale of the thermoelectric plant responds to the company’s strategy of focus their efforts on the development of non-conventional renewable projectsespecially in the Caribbean region, in order to contribute to the diversification of the Colombian energy matrix.
In turn, the new owner will promote the continuity of the operation of the plant in favor of the country’s energy security, with technical and sustainable standards, as demanded by the national energy transition.
Currently, Enel Colombia, through its business line Enel Green Power, builds around 800 megawatts in the north of the country of conventional non-renewable energy in the departments of Cesar, Magdalena and Atlántico, which represents an investment of more than 2.5 trillion pesos.
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This portfolio is made up of the La Loma solar park, the El Paso solar extension, Guayepo I & II, the largest solar park under construction in Colombia; and the Fundación solar park, one of the 11 projects awarded in the 2021 renewable energy auction.
Enel Green Power also has three wind projects in La Guajira: Tumawind (200 megawatts), Chemesky (100 megawatts) and Windpeshi (205 megawatts). The construction of the latter was suspended indefinitely due to the problems the company faced with the communities neighboring the project.
