President Gustavo Petro named, in the mode of managers, to four experts in the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission (Creg), after several vacancies opened up due to resignations and suspensions.
Is about Manuel Pena Suarez, Angela Maria Sarmiento (Head of the Office of Regulatory and Business Affairs (Oare) of the Ministry of Mines and Energy), Juan Carlos Bedoya and Adriana Maria Jimenez.
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For now, these commissioned experts will come to fill the vacancies that remained after the resignation of Andres Barreto and the provisional suspension of Sara Velez por part of the Minister of Mines and Energy, Irene Vélez, as a result of a court order.
also came out George Valencia, who was the executive director of the Creg and retired in February after completing his four-year term. However, only on March 23 was the definitive vacancy of his position declared.
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In addition, on April 14, the expert commissioner will leave the entity Julian Zuluaga, who also presented his resignation letter arguing personal reasons. He had entered the Creg in May 2022.
With the four provisional appointments, Petro prevents the Committee of Experts (made up of six people) from being disabled to make new regulatory decisions due to lack of quorum.
(See: Petro criticized decision that removes control of services regulation).
The experts who will continue in the Creg are the current executive directorJose Fernando Prada, whose four-year term expires in July of this year, and Natasha Avendano, who was appointed on August 2, 2022 by the government of former President Iván Duque.
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