News and Press Releases

Parque Arauco chooses Colbún's renewable energy to advance its decarbonization and sustainable operations strategy

Parque Arauco and Colbún signed a 100% renewable energy supply agreement covering 21 commercial assets in Chile over six years, avoiding 225,000 tonnes of CO₂ — equivalent to planting 350,000 trees annually — consolidating a strategic alliance that accelerates decarbonization across Chile's commercial and urban sector.

Join the 2026 International Energy Moot — Registration is open until May 11

The University of Chile School of Law invites law, engineering, economics, and other related majors to apply, on behalf of their universities, for the First International Energy Moot 2026. Applications are open until May 11.

Vocational Education: Students at Colbún’s Ignacio Carrera Pinto High School Earn Key Certification to Help Them Enter the Workforce

Seven students from the Liceo Ignacio Carrera Pinto in Colbún obtained the Class D Electrical Installer Certification thanks to a public-private partnership led by Colbún S.A., marking a concrete milestone in youth employability and local technical training.

Colbún President: “The challenge of growth does not belong to any one government, but to the country as a whole”

At the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, Colbún Chairman Hernán Rodríguez called for urgent modernization of Chile's electricity regulatory framework, outlining three priority areas: institutional modernization, energy security, and system efficiency. The company also reported Q1 2026 revenues of US$408.5 million, with EBITDA impacted primarily by the pipeline emergency in Peru.

THE 2026 SANTIAGO MARATHON WILL BE CARBON NEUTRAL FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

For the third consecutive year, the Itaú Santiago Marathon will be carbon neutral thanks to Colbún, which will offset the event's emissions using carbon credits from its renewable energy plants — an initiative that in previous editions was equivalent to planting 65,000 trees or removing 1,800 cars from circulation.

“The current system creates significant distortions”

More than 200 people associated with the energy industry—including government officials, academics, and representatives from the private sector—attended the seminar “Regulatory Challenges in Energy 2026–2030,” held at the main campus of the Catholic University.

Routes for Everyone: An inclusive festival brought together more than 500 people at Quilaco Public Beach

The event is one of the pioneers in the region and took place at a destination that offers universal access for everyone to engage with and enjoy nature, including the opportunity to participate in adapted water sports, all in a family-friendly and safe environment.

Colbún's Battery Project Becomes the First in the World Authorized to Sell Carbon Credits Under the Paris Agreement

Colbún and the Swiss KliK Foundation met in Santiago to advance their collaboration on greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in Chile. At the center of the meeting was the BESS DAS project — a 228 MW / 912 MWh lithium-ion battery storage system in the Atacama Region — which has become the first energy storage initiative in the world authorized to sell carbon credits under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, marking a landmark milestone in Chile's energy transition.