Promoting a Just and Inclusive Transition to Clean Energy
As competitively procured renewable energy generation ramps up in Colombia, training the next generation of clean energy leaders while engaging local communities is more important than ever before.
Renewable energy can increase private investment, economic growth, jobs, and access to clean, reliable, and affordable electricity. USAID supports the Government of Colombia’s efforts to ensure that the traditionally marginalized groups in Colombia also benefit from renewable energy.
USAID is committed to supporting a just and inclusive transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy where Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women, and youth can participate in, benefit from, and lead Colombia’s clean energy future. By engaging traditionally marginalized groups in the development process, renewable energy projects can mitigate the risk of negative social impacts and include these groups in equitable and environmentally sustainable economic growth.
Stories and Case Studies
USAID Trains Indigenous Youth for Colombia’s Clean Energy Economy: An Interview with Rosalía Florez Palmar
Antonio José Ortega Alvarado at graduation SURE Colombia
Indigenous Youth Graduate USAID Renewable Energy Training Program
Engendering Industries Program Partner Profiles
Celsia, Colombia
Celsia is a Colombian power utility that generates 100 percent of its power from clean energy. Thirty percent of the utility’s 2,100 employees are women.
Centrales Eléctricas del Norte de Santander (CENS), Colombia
CENS is a Colombian power utility that is at the forefront of the global energy transition. CENS serves over 560,000 customers and employs 600 people, and thirty percent are women.
Grupo ISA, Colombia
Grupo ISA operates across six countries, has over 50 affiliates and subsidiaries, and employs over 4,000 people. Engendering Industries will support two of Grupo ISA’s subsidiary companies: ISA Intercolombia and Internexa.