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Public Utilities Services

Public Utilities Services in Colombia, A high-quality, Low price

Colombia offers competitive public services cost compared with Latin America  countries

Energy Cost by Socio economic levels in Colombia

2009, US$/kWh

 * Energy Prices (Electricity) on the Stock Exchange, 2009

Exchange Rate: COP $2.000 = US $ 1 

The rates in the energy sector by socio economic levels in Colombia are recorded for supply electricity companies (regular user); the companies with a big electricity consumer in the commercial and industrial sector can be  applied to non-regulated users, these type of users have a high demand of energy greater than 0.1 megawatts (MW) or 55 MWh (Megawatt - Hours), The non-regulated users can directly negotiate rates with a trading company on stock exchange energy which allows lower and competitive cost in the energy market.

Source: Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos Domiciliarios – Boletín Tarifario Abril  2009;  XM Compañía de Expertos en Mercados S.A ESP

Utilities Costs Report 2009

Average main 6 cities **

* Exchange Rate: COP $2.000 = US $ 1 

** Main Cities: Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Bucaramanga

Source: Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG), Superintendecia de Servicios Públicos - Delegada de Telecomunicaciones, Energia y Gas, Agua,Acueducto y alcantarillado, Ministerio de Minas y Energia - Unidad de Planeación Minero Energetica (UPME)

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