Governments alone lack the resources to invest in clean energy at the levels needed to achieve a low-carbon market transformation. Commercial and industrial companies have the potential to drive clean energy investment and deployment at the necessary scale. In Colombia, the commercial and industrial sectors represent more than half of the country's electricity usage, but capacity, policy, and market constraints limit commercial and industrial clean energy investment and slow the transition to a low-carbon economy.

This project aimed to harness the power of the private sector to help Colombia exceed its NDC targets and have a transformational, equitable, positive, and lasting impact on climate action. CEIA’s engagement with C&I companies, business associations, service providers, and other private sector stakeholders builds capacity to integrate and prioritize investment in new technologies and business models to drive emissions reductions.