Colombia's clean power share at 86.5% in May

Warmer Bogotá. Image source: Fernando Garcia on Flicker.

June 16 (Renewables Now) - Colombia produced 86.51% of its electricity in May with clean and renewable sources, national grid operator XM Compania de Expertos en Mercados said.

The clean share increased a bit compared to 86.27% in April as hydro power reservoirs started to fill up due to the rainy season.

All power plants in Colombia together generated a total of 6,554.31 GWh in May, averaging some 211.43 GWh per day, up by 1.67% compared to April. Renewables, including large hydro, accounted for 182.91 GWh per day, increasing the production output by 1.95% month-on-month.

More details on Colombia’s clean power production in May can be seen in the table below:

Technology:	Daily average in May (in GWh/day):	month-on-month change:	Share in May:
Bagasse biomass	1.20	-34.16%	0.66%
Biogas	0.01	26.39%	0.01%
HPPs with reservoirs	156.97	2.34%	85.82%
Wind	0.11	-12.57%	0.06%
Run-of-river hydro	23.60	2.78%	12.90%
Solar PV	1.01	-7.54%	0.55%