Colombia has one of the largest installed hydropower capacities in South America. For years, as much as 77 percent of Colombia’s electricity supply came from hydropower, but droughts intensified by the climate crisis made hydropower less reliable. Temperature increases and changes in precipitation patterns will likely lead to water shortages in Colombia. With more climate impacts on the horizon, Colombia needs to increase energy resilience while achieving low-carbon development.

USAID is helping the Government of Colombia integrate clean energy and transition to a more resilient, competitive, and cost-effective power system. USAID helps create competitive energy markets and reduce energy costs by developing transparent power procurement policies. USAID also builds institutional capacity to integrate renewable energy into the power grid, promotes gender equality in the energy sector, and works with the private sector to produce affordable, renewable electricity.