Strategic Alliance to Empower the Industrial Sector with Advanced BESS Technology

The Commercial and Industrial (C&I) energy landscape in Colombia is at a historic turning point. Following the National Government’s recent decision to release over 5,000 MW of grid capacity for renewable projects, an unprecedented window for solar investment has opened. However, this rapid expansion brings a critical challenge for large energy consumers: grid stability and intelligent power management.

In response to this evolving scenario, BeePlanet and SunColombia have formalized a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to spearhead the deployment of advanced energy storage solutions across the Colombian industrial sector.

Un impulso a las renovables que exige almacenamiento inteligente (BESS)

The massive release of grid connection points, managed by UPME, is designed to unblock utility-scale and distributed generation projects. Yet, for these investments to remain operationally secure—especially given the projected energy deficit for 2026—the integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is now a strategic necessity.

The BeePlanet-SunColombia partnership offers a comprehensive solution to this market demand:

• Global Technical Expertise: BeePlanet delivers technological know-how and a proven track record of over 150 successful projects and 65 MWh of installed capacity, ensuring international engineering standards.
• Local Strategic Deployment: SunColombia provides the deep market knowledge and "turnkey" infrastructure required for seamless local execution.

BHive®: The Intelligence Driving Industrial Profitability

In the energy transition, hardware is only as effective as the software governing it. All Colombian installations will feature BHive®, BeePlanet’s proprietary Energy Management System (EMS).

As the Colombian solar market surpasses 2.3 GW, BHive® acts as the technological core that transforms a standard battery into a high-yield financial asset. As Juan Diego Gómez, CEO of SunColombia states:

"Adding BHive’s control technology to our local execution capabilities allows us to offer a world-class solution for the industry in Colombia"

¿Which advantages does BHive® deliver to the C&I sector?

To maximize savings and operational resilience in the Colombian market, our proprietary EMS offers four critical pillars of value:

• ‍OpEx Reduction via Peak Shaving: Large energy consumers in Colombia face significant charges for peak power demand. BHive® automatically monitors consumption in real-time, discharging stored energy to shave peaks, ensuring the facility stays within its contracted power limit and drastically lowering monthly utility costs.‍
• Solar Self-Consumption & Energy Arbitrage: We ensure maximum utilization of renewable assets. The system stores excess solar generation during off-peak hours and discharges it when grid prices are at their highest, significantly accelerating the project's Return on Investment (ROI).‍
• Predictive Maintenance & Asset Longevity: By utilizing advanced algorithms to monitor the State of Health (SOH) of the battery cells, BHive® optimizes charge/discharge cycles. This proactive management extends the physical life of the system and allows for sophisticated remote monitoring and diagnostics.
• ‍Regulatory Agility (UPME & CREG Compliance): As a proprietary technology, BHive® can be agilely updated to comply with the evolving technical grid codes and regulatory requirements issued by CREG and UPME, future-proofing the industrial investment.

"This agreement is a natural step in our international expansion. We are bringing the BHive® ecosystem to the Colombian industrial sector to transform the energy landscape during this critical period of grid transformation." — Jon Asín, CEO of BeePlanet.