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Viewing cable 09BOGOTA1481, COLOMBIA EAGER TO PURSUE ECPA COOPERATION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BOGOTA1481 2009-05-11 21:49 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bogota
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DE RUEHBO #1481/01 1312149
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 112149Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8600
INFO RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 8853
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 2177
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA 7477
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 8218
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA 3559
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ MAY OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
UNCLAS BOGOTA 001481 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
WHA/EPSC FOR MROONEY; DOE FOR LEINSTEIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG SENV PREL PGOV CO
SUBJECT: COLOMBIA EAGER TO PURSUE ECPA COOPERATION 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of senior-level meetings April 
29-30, GOC officials told State Western Hemisphere Affairs 
Director for Economic Policy and Summit Coordination Matt 
Rooney that Colombia was very interested in pursuing 
cooperation with the U.S. and regional partners under the 
Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) 
initiative.  GOC officials from the Ministries of Energy, 
Foreign Affairs, Environment and Finance all welcomed the 
initiative and agreed that electrical grid interconnection 
within the region, efficiency and biofuels were particular 
areas where Colombia could potentially engage.  Vice Minister 
of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Clemencia Forero presented 
Colombia's proposal for implementing the September 2008 
Memorandum of Understanding on Renewable Energy and suggested 
both governments seek ways to link ECPA goals with activities 
under the MOU.  The GOC committed to sending a senior 
delegation to the June 16 ministerial in Lima and working 
with partner nations to identify next steps on ECPA.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
Ready to Pursue ECPA 
-------------------- 
 
2. (SBU) Energy Minister Hernan Martinez, MFA Vice Minister 
Forero, and Finance Minister Director of Public Credit 
Viviana Lara all praised the proposal of ECPA by President 
Obama at the Summit of the Americas and emphasized Colombia's 
interest in collaborating with the U.S. and neighboring 
countries as the proposal becomes more defined.  In the 
meantime, all three agreed that supporting efforts to link 
Colombia's significant hydroelectric generation capacity 
north to Central America and south to Chile would be an 
excellent starting point. 
 
3. (SBU) Minister Martinez and Hernan Molina, Director of 
Colombia's Electrical and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG), 
both described Colombia's existing efforts to overcome 
regulatory differences with Panama to establish a grid 
interconnection with the isthmus.  A project to link the two 
countries by underwater cable is currently under feasibility 
study with plans to complete the linkage by 2013.  Both 
identified regulatory differences as a key impediment to 
extending interconnection to the rest of Central America or 
south to Peru and Chile.  (NOTE: Colombia is already a 
significant electricity supplier to Ecuador, but regulatory 
differences between Ecuador and Peru prevent sending power 
further south.  END NOTE.)  Minister Martinez and Director 
Molina suggested that a regional effort to harmonize 
regulatory frameworks would be a major help in fostering 
eventual interconnection with the rest of the region. 
 
4. (SBU) Finance Public Credit Director Lara echoed the focus 
on electrical interconnectivity and suggested that ECPA could 
serve as an important vehicle for promoting investment on 
clean energy solutions such as efficiency.  She emphasized 
that as much as 70 percent of Colombia's electricity is 
generated by hydroelectric power with six more plants coming 
on-line by 2016.  Lara said that Colombia was committed to 
developing increased hydroelectric capacity for both domestic 
and international consumption, which would complement ECPA 
goals of reducing fossil fuel emissions and ensuring broader 
access to energy supplies in the region. 
 
Linkages to 2008 Renewable Energy MOU 
------------------------------------- 
 
5. (SBU) MFA Vice Minister Forero agreed that fostering 
interconnection with regional neighbors, starting with Panama 
and Central America, was a prime potential activity for ECPA 
cooperation.  She also highlighted Colombia's leadership in 
biofuels, including existing capacity-building cooperation 
with Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, as another area 
for possible ECPA collaboration.  Forero presented Director 
Rooney Colombia's proposal for implementing the September 
2008 Renewable Energy MOU and expressed hope that the U.S. 
and Colombia could identify linkages between the envisioned 
activities and the clean energy goals of ECPA. 
 
6. (SBU) Forero said the GOC is eager to hear what the next 
steps on ECPA will be and how working groups will be 
established.  She welcomed the proposal to use the June 16 
energy ministerial as a forum for mapping out a way ahead on 
ECPA and reiterated Energy Minister Martinez' previous 
commitment to send a high-level Colombian delegation to 
engage in the discussions. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
7. (SBU) As a major hydroelectric and biofuels producer with 
significant growth potential, Colombia represents a key 
potential partner for promoting clean and secure energy 
access to the region.  As evidenced in the senior-level 
interest in Director Rooney's visit and the signing of the 
September 2008 MOU, the GOC is eager to cooperate with the 
U.S. in the clean energy sector.  Establishing linkages with 
the MOU will be important to the GOC for reinforcing and 
expanding the bilateral relationship beyond traditional 
counternarcotics and security issues, as well as 
complementing the ECPA goals as the initiative's framework is 
further developed. 
BROWNFIELD