The government and the ACP express their willingness to maintain a permanent and open dialogue to ensure the country's energy security.

In a meeting with the President of the Colombian Association of Oil and Gas (ACP), Francisco José Lloreda Mera, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez Torres, assured that the Government's decision is to make an energy transition that is fair, gradual, knowledge-intensive, and safe, without sacrificing Colombia's energy self-sufficiency.

• The President of the ACP highlighted the importance of working on a roadmap that allows for a dynamic energy transition that ensures the country’s self-sufficiency in hydrocarbons in the short, medium, and long term.
• The Ministry of Mines and Energy is an open entity that will work together with the private sector, unions, communities, and all stakeholders involved in the industry to achieve a fair energy transition.

Minenergía. Bogotá, August 25, 2022.- The Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez Torres, met with the President of the Colombian Association of Oil and Gas (ACP), Francisco José Lloreda Mera, and confirmed her commitment to maintaining a permanent and fluid dialogue that allows for the acceleration of the energy transition without abandoning the country’s self-sufficiency.

In the meeting, the official reiterated that the Government's priority is to carry out a fair energy transition that does not jeopardize the country’s energy security and independence.

“The commitment of this Government is to carry out an energy transition process by establishing a constant conversation with the different actors in the sector to determine ways to accelerate this transition process safely, technically, academically, socially, participatively, and environmentally,” said Minister Vélez Torres.

For his part, Lloreda Mera highlighted the dialogue with the Minister and stated that, “we agreed to work on a roadmap that, while achieving a dynamic energy transition, ensures the country’s self-sufficiency in oil and natural gas in the short, medium, and long term, and we agree that this involves three simultaneous transitions: the energy, macroeconomic, and fiscal transitions, and productive transformation.”.

Within the transition process, the Government intends for this milestone to be carried out fairly, where communities can truly participate and be part of renewable energy projects from unconventional energy sources.

The Ministry of Mines and Energy is an open-door entity that will work together with the private sector, unions, communities, and all stakeholders in the industry to make Colombia a global powerhouse of life.