Problema de Afinia es alto consumo y no la tarifa, que bajó 20% desde 2024
La Costa Caribe ya no tiene las tarifas de energía más caras del país. De acuerdo con los datos de Afinia, el costo unitario del kilovatio hora (CU ni...
TL;DR
- Afinia's operational area on the Caribbean coast saw a 19.4% reduction in the cost per kilowatt-hour (CU nivel 1) between August 2024 and November 2025.
- Despite this reduction, which brought the region's rates closer to the national average, energy bills remain high.
- Departments like Huila now face higher tariffs than some cities on the Caribbean coast.
- Past high tariffs were attributed to factors like post-pandemic market and climate conditions, increased recognition of technical losses under a transitional regime, and the El Niño phenomenon.
- A special tariff regime, introduced in 2019, allowed for broader cost recovery of non-technical losses and remuneration for anticipated investments, contributing to higher rates.
- The shift from the Producer Price Index (IPP) to the Consumer Price Index (IPC) for tariff adjustments has also helped stabilize prices.
- Afinia identifies high user consumption, even exceeding areas with comparable or harsher climates, as the underlying issue.
- Five Caribbean cities are among the top ten nationwide for average household energy consumption.
- The company is focusing on promoting prepaid energy to encourage more efficient consumption.