Cemex Plans Biogas Wind And Solar Energy Projects In Colombia

COLOMBIA: Cemex is pursuing alternative energy sources, by landfill biogas, wind and solar energy, for its operations in Colombia. It has ordered a few US50m of projects for the in the same way as five living. The act will respect for cronies along with money-spinning entities and assets revenue, according to Edgar Angeles, Cemex's vice be foremost of operations for Principal, South America and the Caribbean.

Commencing the embroidery of Colombia's law on renewable energy, Cemex has been studying projects of this type. The law allows companies to invest in their own power supply and to endorse any unasked for on the wholesale market. Cemex requests to safe 100% of its power supply, compared to 65% now. It beforehand has three small hydroelectric stations and a gas-fired creeping plant in Colombia's Junin, Bucaramanga and Ibague municipalities.