Colombia’s government is urging schools and businesses to move to remote operations for several days beginning next week as the country prepares for natural gas rationing. The measure is linked to planned maintenance at Colombia’s only LNG (liquefied natural gas) import terminal, where disruption to supply is expected to affect gas availability.
Under the government guidance cited by outlets, the temporary switch to remote work and remote learning is intended to reduce demand during the period of restricted supply. The rationing is described as a pause related to the maintenance schedule, rather than an unplanned outage.
Both sources report that authorities are coordinating the response across the education and business sectors, asking for operational adjustments until normal gas flows resume following the completion of the terminal work. The details of the specific duration of the remote period and the exact mechanics of rationing are not described in the excerpts, but the overall rationale—managing reduced gas imports during terminal maintenance—is consistent across the reports.
