Noticias sobre Colombia

Colombian EPM intends to sell Chilean unit for USD 1 billion
Colombian company Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EMP) wants to start the process of selling its Chilean water unit, Aguas de Antofagasta, for about USD 1 billion, informs Bloomberg.

Pristine water, a treasure in the heights of Colombia
The short film by the Colombian Nicolás Durán, winner in the micro-documentary category of the We Art Water Film Festival 4, is a beautiful tribute to pure water, an immense gift of nature that is increasingly rare to find unless we climb to the top of the mountains.

“For the PPP for Cities Research Centre of the IESE, the collaboration of Aqualia is crucial”
Aqualia promotes active collaboration with all stakeholder groups, through partnerships built on the same principles and with common objectives.

Moody’s confirms Canal de Isabel II’s Baa1 ratings; negative outlook
Moody's Investors Service has confirmed the Baa1 long-term issuer rating and the senior unsecured rating of Canal de Isabel II, S.A.

The seizure of shares of Canal de Isabel in Triple A could cease, according to Moody’s
The General Prosecutor of Colombia has not yet concluded the expropriation of Triple A de Barranquilla (Triple A), which provides water and wastewater services in the city of Barranquilla and surrounding areas in the north of Colombia, from Canal de Isabel II.

Norma Martínez (Corsa): “One of the challenges is that we must support the trend to reuse water”
The Corsa Group is a pioneering Spanish company in the area of engineering and technology within the water sector.

Kimberly-Clark applies innovative technology to address risk in water scarce communities
In line with United Nations' World Water Day 2019 theme, "leaving no one behind," Kimberly-Clark is pursuing a global initiative to help communities develop sustainable water management plans for watersheds at risk, using an innovative, web-based analytical tool.

Giant animals lived in Amazonian mega-wetland
A land of giants.

IWA and IDB launch the digital platform “AquaRating Community of Practice”
A digital platform with the purpose of promoting a transformation in the improvement of the management of companies in the water sector worldwide: AquaRating Community of Practice.

D. González: “In Spain, concession-type contracts are not broadly used”
GS Inima is a company specialising in environmental services.

“Pollution and overexploitation of water resources are two major challenges in Latin America”
To take a closer look at the water situation in Latin America as a whole, at SWM we have carried out a series of interviews on #WaterinLATAM.

The digital transformation of the water sector in Latin America: challenges and expectations
Author: Liliana Velasco Pérez, Manager of the Water Practice at Minsait, an Indra company Latin America is in a privileged position when we talk about freshwater reserves, given that three countries in the region (Brazil, Colombia and Peru) are among the ten with the largest water reserves.

2018 for Aqualia, a year of responsible and sustainable management
Meeting the needs of current society: anticipating the future through closeness, commitment, transparency, innovation and efficiency — those are the mission and values embraced by Aqualia over the past twelve months of work.

Patricia Mejías: “30% of the world’s population lives in countries with high water stress”
The Water Dialogues, held in Madrid last October, are annual meetings held to discuss different topics, in order to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences between Latin America and Spain with regards to issues of interest for the water sector.

Global Omnium consolidates its position in Latin America as a technology leader
Global Omnium, thanks to the digital transformation it started ten years ago, is consolidating its position as a technology leader internationally; it is the company that governments and institutions wanting to implement solutions to optimise water and energy resources are turning to.

Innova Solar Colombia to build the first floating solar project in the Caribbean
Innova Capital Partners, through its subsidiary in Colombia, Innova Solar Colombia ("ISC"), will develop and build the first floating solar project in the Caribbean islands, specifically on the island of Providencia, San Andrés, Colombia.

Félix Parra, Director General of Aqualia: “Aqualia will have further capacity to grow”
In September 2014 Félix Parra was interviewed for the cover interview of the 4th issue of iAgua Magazine.

The water path in Latin America
Representatives from public authorities, international cooperation and private companies get together to outline water challenges in the Latin American region

“Water management companies will become software businesses with water resource managers”
Vicente Fajardo has moved up the ranks of a company that accumulates almost 130 years of expertise in water management.

Latin America: SUEZ strengthens its presence in water management for metropolitan cities
SUEZ announces the signature of 19 contracts in Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Costa-Rica.