The Energy and Mining Planning Unit (UPME, as per its Spanish acronym), which is the entity in charge of structuring the tender, affirmed that the goal is to mitigate the shortcomings deriving from the lack or insufficiency of energy transmission grids in the local grid—more specifically, in the regional transmission system of the Atlantic Department.

The call for tender has already undergone a pre-publication process and the tender will soon open to select an investor and a comptroller for the project’s construction and operation.

Construction Sector

Since the Government authorized the construction sector to resume activities (as of April 27), the Colombian Chamber of Construction (CAMACOL, as per its Spanish acronym) has recorded 2,180 construction active projects as of May 19, which represent 84% of all projects and allow the return of 550,000 workers.

Colombian Ministry of Health declared that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an expansion plan for hospital infrastructure will be implemented.

Also, Decree 457 ordered preventive isolation from 0:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25th until, the recently extended date, April 26. This Decree limits the free movement of people and vehicles, and suspends domestic air transport. It also brings a list of 34 activities exceptions that can be carried out and indicates that cargo transport, storage and logistics for import and export cargo must be guaranteed.