VIVE DIGITAL
To increase Internet access, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies launched Vive Digital in 2010. Completed in 2014, the US$2.45 billion program
increased the number of Internet connections in Colombia fourfold to 8. 8 million by
extending the national fiber-optic network, among other initiatives.
BOGOTÁ METRO
Scheduled for completion in 2021, the
Bogotá Metro will
be the first underground rapid transit
system in Colombia’s
capital city. At a cost
of US$3 billion, the
system’s electric
trains will transport approximately
45,000 passengers
per hour.
BICENTENNIAL PIPELINE
The US$4.2 billion Bicentennial Pipeline will be
Colombia’s longest oil pipeline, connecting the
interior city of Araguaney with the port city of
Coveñas. The pipeline will be 1,545 kilometers
(960 miles) long.
CARTAGENA
REFINERY
State-owned oil
company Ecopetrol is engaged in
a US$6.47 billion
project to expand
and modernize
one of Colombia’s
largest crude oil
refineries: the
Reficar Refinery
in Cartagena.
Scheduled for
completion this
year, the project
aims to double
refinery capacity
to 165,000 barrels
a day without
increasing fixed
costs.
WE R Notable initiatives in the works
