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The city’s public services are supplied by important companies like Electricaribe S.A. (electricity) E.S.P., Aguas de Cartagena S.A. E.S.P. (water), Surtigas S.A. E.S.P. (gas) and Colombia

Telecomunicaciones.




Electricity

 

Service Supplier Company: Electricaribe SA ESP

 

Coverage: 100 %

 

Service Characteristics:


High Tension of 13.200 up to 220.000 watt. It also offers 66.000 and 110.000 watts voltage that allows the industry to have access to a wide portfolio of services.

 

Industrial Companies Rates:


Energy rates for None Regulated users (high consumers), are established according to the Tension Level and the Real Consume.

 

Those clients who consume over 55 megawatts and who install measuring equipments with the capacity to tele-measure are able to determine the given energy per hour, and have access to the wholesale market as a Non Regulated User. A client who is a NON REGULATED USER can immediately access an advantageous rate condition compared to the regulated market rate, to normalize the Business Client relation.

 

Electricaribe and its clients will sign an energy supply contract in which the rate conditions, commercial characteristics and the legal and civil responsibilities clauses will rule between parts that are established.



Water & Sewer


Service Supplier Company: Aguas de Cartagena S.A. E.S.P.

Service Characteristics:

  • Water service is supplied with a continuity of 99.64%, and the water quality level is 99.27%.
  • Pressure on the net shows 15 Mts/Water column.
  • Damage response times are of 0.29 days for aqueduct and 0.27 days for sewer system.

Industrial Companies Rates May 2009:

 Rate Description
 Sector  m3 Price in Pesos  m3 Price in Dollars
Drinking Water Industrial  1.723,67  0,78
Commercial
 1.988,85
 0,90
Estrato Alto
 2.121,44  0,96
Industrial Raw Water 
Industrial
 906,95  0,41
Sewer System
  
Industrial
 1.494,52  0,68
Commercial 
 1.724,44  0,78
High Stratum
 1.839,40 0,83

Exchange Rate $ 2.208,89 (1 dollar = $ 2.208,89) May 2009
Source: Aguas de Cartagena S.A. E.S.P.



Natural Gas

 

Service Supplier Company: Surtigas S.A. E.S.P.

 

Coverage: 93 %


Service Characteristics:

  • Surtigas S.A. E.S.P.  has a steel line that travels across all the Industrial Zone of Mamonal at a pressure of 250 PSIG.
  • The Industrial Free Trade Zone of Cartagena, counts on Natural Gas that travels at a pressure of 45 PSIG.

Industrial Rates May 2008:


Between $ 771 y $ 583 per cubic meter, depending on the consume range.

Inferior Consume Limit (m3)
Superior Consume Limit (m3)  Variable Charge ($/m3) In Pesos
  Variable Charge ($/m3) In Dollars
 - 2.000
 771 0,37
 2.001  25.000  706  0,33
25.001
 50.000  692  0,33
 50.001  180.000  678  0,32
 180.001  550.000  650  0,31
 550.001  > 550.001
583
 0,28

Exchange Rate $ 2.109,08 (1 dollar = $ 2.109,08) 7 de Julio 2009
Source: Surtigas S.A E.S.P


Telecommunications

In Colombia the telecommunications have an excellent infrastructure, designed with high technology, which guarantees a good operation of its networks. At the moment the installed companies, one of them with more than 55 years of experience has 100% coverage nationally and 100% conexion overseas.

Nowadays the existing companies offer a wide range of services, the attention is customized and the prices are competitive.