Indira Cristina Portocarrero se posesionó como la directora de la Unidad de Planeación Minero-Energética (Upme)
Indira Cristina Portocarrero se posesionó como la nueva directora de la UPME. Foto: Cortesía: UPME
TL;DR
- Indira Cristina Portocarrero Ospina is the new director of UPME.
- She is the first Afro-Colombian woman to lead a strategic entity in Colombia's energy sector.
- Portocarrero previously worked as Head of Territory at UPME and Technical Advisor in the Ministry of Mines and Energy.
- Her experience includes formulating public policies and projects related to renewable energy and social conflict management.
- She has been involved in initiatives that enabled the release of five gigawatts of energy capacity, facilitating new clean energy projects.
- Portocarrero has a background in industrial engineering and political studies.
- Her work has focused on technical, regulatory, and social aspects of the energy sector, including fair energy transition processes.