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Driving the Energy Transition in Colombia for Off-Grid Regions: Microgrids and Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Sources

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  • Jaime Alberto Cerón

    (Grupo de Investigación en Alta Tensión—GRALTA, Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica Universidad del Valle, Cali 760015, Colombia)

  • Eduardo Gómez-Luna

    (Grupo de Investigación en Alta Tensión—GRALTA, Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica Universidad del Valle, Cali 760015, Colombia)

  • Juan C. Vasquez

    (Center for Research on Microgrids (CROM), AAU Energy, Aalborg University, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark)

Abstract

At present, the Colombian government is faced with the challenge of guaranteeing access to energy services for all its inhabitants. However, as there are isolated populations or populations with difficult access to conventional electricity grids in the country, it is necessary to seek innovative and appropriate solutions to the conditions and needs of the so-called non-interconnected zones (NIZs), which allow the generation and consumption of energy in a local, efficient, and safe way for all users. For this reason, this research consisted of studying and proposing technological solutions that use distributed energy resources, making the most of the energy potential in each area, as a proposed solution to the problems faced by NIZs with energy shortages. As a result, a series of proposals with microgrids are obtained, taking advantage of their flexible characteristics and using NRES as energy sources, mitigating pollution and contributing to the energy transition sought by the Colombian government.

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  • Jaime Alberto Cerón & Eduardo Gómez-Luna & Juan C. Vasquez, 2025. "Driving the Energy Transition in Colombia for Off-Grid Regions: Microgrids and Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Sources," Energies, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-21, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:18:y:2025:i:4:p:1010-:d:1595027
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    1. Luisa Fernanda Escobar-Orozco & Eduardo Gómez-Luna & Eduardo Marlés-Sáenz, 2023. "Identification and Analysis of Technical Impacts in the Electric Power System Due to the Integration of Microgrids," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-29, September.
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