Omar Prias is an electrical engineer, professor at the National University of Colombia, and former president of the Colombian Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG). He has decades of experience in the energy sector working at the intersection between the academy, planning, and politics.
This InterDialogue addresses the importance of decentralized energy technologies for sustainable development, the role of intercultural dialogue, national and global energy transition, and the possibilities of introducing advanced nuclear technologies, both new and projected, in non-nuclear countries such as Colombia. We begin by talking about the fundamental role of energy in all sectors of society.
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
1:50 – Prias’s Background in Energy
7:57 – Industry and Energy Systems in Colombia
15:13 – Historical Development of the Energy Sector in Colombia; Energy and Conflict
22:06 – Geopolitics of Colombian Energy
26:32 – Hydroelectric Power in Colombia
44:40 – Intercultural Considerations and Energy Communities
53:15 – Intercultural Dialogue and Decision-Making
1:03:43 – Energy Transition in Colombia
1:13:41 – Nuclear Energy in Colombia
1:20:11 – Opening Spaces for Adopting New Technologies
