OPORTUNIDADES Y PROPUESTAS PARA LA INCORPORACIÓN DE CO-BENEFICIOS en subastas de energía renovable no convencional en Colombia

The document argues that Colombia's previous energy auctions, which focused exclusively on price, failed to account for social risks, leading to significant project delays and cancellations, particularly in La Guajira. It proposes a three-phase transition from a price-only model to a multi-criteria evaluation system. This transition includes introducing basic documentary requirements, then structured community relationship and capacity-building plans, and finally requiring verifiable territorial evidence and community co-ownership as eligibility criteria. The report emphasizes that these co-benefits should complement, not replace, existing legal obligations like prior consultation and environmental licensing.

• Previous Colombian energy auctions focused predominantly on economic efficiency and price, which ignored socio-environmental risks and contributed to the failure of projects in La Guajira.
• The report proposes a first phase of implementation focusing on minimum documentary requirements, such as commitments to human rights due diligence and periodic socio-economic impact reporting.
• A second phase suggests requiring structured plans for community relationship and capacity building, supported by official government guides to ensure objectivity.
• The long-term goal (third phase) is to make verifiable territorial evidence and community co-ownership conditions for eligibility or high-weight evaluation criteria.
• The report recommends transitioning to a multi-criteria evaluation where price remains the primary factor (at least 90% of the score) while co-benefits are initially used for tie-breaking or limited weighting (up to 10%).
• To support small-scale or community-led projects that cannot compete on price alone, the report suggests parallel instruments such as gradual purchase obligations or reserved demand quotas.
• The report highlights that co-benefits should be viewed as a distributive approach to value creation, distinct from the retributive logic of existing legal compensations and environmental licenses.

APA

Fonseca-Duffo, J., Vega-Araújo, J., & Suaréz, A. (2026). OPORTUNIDADES Y PROPUESTAS PARA LA INCORPORACIÓN DE CO-BENEFICIOS en subastas de energía renovable no convencional en Colombia. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/reporte-oportunidades-cobeneficios-junio2026-uk-pact-3.pdf

Chicago

Fonseca-Duffo, Juanita, José Vega-Araújo, and Andrés Suaréz. OPORTUNIDADES Y PROPUESTAS PARA LA INCORPORACIÓN DE CO-BENEFICIOS en subastas de energía renovable no convencional en Colombia. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2026. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/reporte-oportunidades-cobeneficios-junio2026-uk-pact-3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fonsecaduffo2026oportunidades, author = {Fonseca-Duffo, Juanita and Vega-Araújo, José and Suaréz, Andrés}, title = {{OPORTUNIDADES Y PROPUESTAS PARA LA INCORPORACIÓN DE CO-BENEFICIOS en subastas de energía renovable no convencional en Colombia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/reporte-oportunidades-cobeneficios-junio2026-uk-pact-3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }