Renewable energy in Colombia

[1] Colombia, as of 2019, has 28.1 Megawatt installed capacity of renewable energy (excluding large hydropower), consisting mainly of wind power, which supplies 1% of the country's needs.

Offshore regions of the northern part of Colombia, such as in the Guajira Department, have been classified with class 7 winds (over 10 meters per second (m/s)).

[3] Colombia has significant solar power resources because of its location in the equatorial zone, but the country sits in a complex region of the Andes where climatic conditions vary.

[8] Colombia has a great biomass power potential from agricultural residues (banana, coffee pulp, and animal waste).

The potential is distributed as follows: The region of Urabá in the north of the Department of Antioquia has approximately 19,000 hectares of banana plantations, producing more than 1 million tons annually.