‘Las energías renovables apenas alcanzan para cubrir la crisis’: Siemens
Miguel D’Alessio, CEO de Siemens Colombia. Foto:Siemens Colombia

TL;DR
- Digital solutions and AI are improving the energy sector's ability to manage demand-supply deficits.
- Siemens focuses on the energy and industrial markets, applying similar methodologies to both.
- Colombia's energy transition involves integrating intermittent renewable energy with its hydroelectric base.
- Technological progress and sustainability must advance together, with efficient environmental permitting being key.
- Artificial intelligence, through digital twins and predictive maintenance, is crucial for grid resilience and optimizing processes.
- Increasing demand, driven by new technologies like AI, is straining current generation capacity.
- Investment is needed to advance energy projects, with renewables seeing accelerated implementation.
- Storage solutions are critical, but current regulations may not fully address local needs.
- Economic and political uncertainty is impacting investment, but a medium-term recovery is expected as clarity improves.