On June 11,2021 the Ministry of Mines and Energy officially launched the third auction of long term contracts for renewable energy
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After the successful auction held in October 2019 which allocated 2.085 MW of solar and wind power generation capacity and awarded long-term contracts to 14 renewable energy projects, the 2021 auction will be third renewable energy auction for long-term contracts launched by the Colombian government and is expected to add 2.800 Mw to the national energy mix.