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[^2]\n\nThe article reports that Air-e faces significant challenges including debt acquired especially from generators, accelerated tariff growth, service interruptions, and energy losses exceeding 32% of the energy the company commercializes. [^3]\n\nAccording to the Atlántico Intergremial Committee, the debt with generators amounts to $3.3 trillion. [^4]\n\nClimate models indicate a probability superior to 90% that El Niño conditions will persist until the first quarter of 2027, with a high probability of reaching a 'very strong' category between late 2026 and early 2027. [^5]\n\nJaime Mesa Buitrago, the outgoing special agent for Air-e, warned during a press conference in Barranquilla that intensifying El Niño conditions are likely to force energy rationing. [^6]\n\nThe national energy matrix is predominantly hydroelectric, making the system highly sensitive to prolonged periods of drought and water scarcity caused by El Niño. [^7]\n\nAccording to Air-e Intervenida, 92% of the country's electrical subnormality is concentrated in the Colombian Caribbean coast. [^8]\n\nAir-e Intervenida reported that energy losses exceed 32% of commercialized energy. [^9]\n\nRamiro Castilla Andrade stated that the main challenge is to stabilize the provision of energy services in the Colombian Caribbean coast. 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