With an investment of $4.200 million pesos, Terpel expands the capacity of its supply plant in Amazonas

• With the aim of responding to the supply needs of the Amazonas department and thus contributing to its mobility, Terpel expanded the capacity of its supply plant in Leticia by 45%, which is part of the company's network of 31 plants nationwide.
• This expansion responds to the increase in demand for regular gasoline in the region, which is sometimes affected by drought seasons and complex navigability conditions for transporting fuel.
• The plant, not being connected to the pipelines, faces significant logistical challenges, so it is supplied from the Puerto Asís plant. The fuel travels more than 300 kilometers in approximately 22 days to the plant in Leticia.

Bogotá, March 18, 2024. It is estimated that in the last four years, the demand for fuel in the Amazonas has increased by approximately 300 %. In 2019, Terpel sold two million gallons of regular gasoline in the area, while in 2023 this figure increased to five million gallons.

Against this backdrop, and considering the challenges involved in fuel distribution in the region, Terpel carried out a supply expansion project at its Leticia plant.

Five horizontal tanks were installed, increasing the total storage capacity of the plant by 45 % and the storage capacity for regular gasoline by 70 %, going from 523 thousand gallons to 887 thousand gallons of storage for this product, which also allows for an increase of 28 days in inventory, totaling 68 days of supply. That is, this plant will have the capacity to cover nearly 1.3 months of demand in case of any contingency.

It is worth noting that the company has a network of 31 plants throughout the national territory, and although most are connected to pipelines, those located in hard-to-reach areas, such as the Leticia plant, must be supplied through multimodal transport.

In this regard, the organization deploys an important logistical operation. The product leaves the Puerto Asís plant, Putumayo, and after a journey of more than 300 kilometers over 22 days in tank trucks and vessels, the fuel, both for vehicles and for the aviation industry, arrives in Leticia to meet the needs of the communities in this city, its surroundings, and part of southern Vaupés.

Ensuring supply poses a logistical challenge for Terpel, given that transporting fuel via river, when navigability conditions are not favorable and there is no minimum river depth, delays delivery and impacts the communities and the development of their activities.

Therefore, in addition to carrying out this expansion, Terpel is using vessels that have a smaller cargo volume which facilitates their navigability when the river level is low. These

vessels can transport between 30,000 to 50,000 gallons, a volume much smaller than the normal ones, which have a capacity between 150,000 and 250,000 gallons.

“As allies of the country, we make every effort to mobilize Colombia and all regions. We understand the difficulties that transporting fuel to Leticia represents, which is why we are advancing this project that represents a solution to the specific needs of the department. The increase of more than 360,000 gallons helps us to timely meet the demand of the region and continue mobilizing Colombians with the best energy,” said José Carlos Barreto, vice president of operations at Terpel.

This expansion reaffirms the company's commitment to mobilizing territories, offering an uninterrupted operation in the supply of fuels.