PRESS RELEASE

At the Andesco Congress:

Companies of Grupo Energía de Bogotá receive a series of acknowledgements

  • Empresa de Energía de Bogotá – EEB, headquarters to Grupo Energía de Bogotáand TGI were awarded prices on the basis of their management, specifically in the topics of Corporate Governance and best Social Performance.
  • Gas Natural Fenosa, whereGrupo Energía de Bogotá holds 25% of its stock, received the Andesco Award as the best largest utility and TIC company.
  • The awards were received on 28 June by Ms. Sandra Fonseca, Grupo’s CEO, at the XV Andesco Congress.
  • Empresa de Energía de Cundinamarca - EEC, another affiliate company of Grupo Energía de Bogotá, was also nominated in the category of Best labor climate.
  • These acknowledgements ratify the importance and effectiveness of the Global Responsibility Model implemented by the Group to ensure an adequate relation with all stakeholders.

Bogotá, 2 July 2013. During the closing ceremony of Andesco Congress 2013 held on June 28, Ms. Sandra Fonseca, CEO of Grupo Energía de Bogotá, received from Mr. Gustavo Galvis, Executive President of Andesco, awards granted to affiliate companies of the Corporation as acknowledgement for their commitment to society.

Empresa de Energía de Bogotá, was elected in the Corporate Governance category, where corporations are acknowledged on the basis of their governance, corporate ethics and transparency, while Transportadora de Gas Internacional - TGI, was elected in the category of best Social Performance.

“We are extremely happy with the awards, these would not have been possible, had we not had the decisive commitment of the Group to implement the Global Responsibility Model whereby companies strive so that their activities generate greater economic value to the business and the environment, working hand in hand with all stakeholders, monitoring their processes and reporting as per international benchmarks”, expressed Mrs. Fonseca.

Similarly, she pointed: “through this model, we generate trust with all stakeholders ensuring a drive to energy demand growth, in an efficient and responsible manner.”

Gas Natural Fenosa, where Grupo Energía de Bogotá holds 25% of its stock, received the Andesco Award as the best largest utility and TIC company. Empresa de Energía de Cundinamarca - EEC, another affiliate company of Grupo Energía de Bogotá, was also nominated in the category of Best labor climate.

Currently, the Global Responsibility model has helped Grupo Energía de Bogotá to become one of the leaders of Global Compact, and its headquarters, which equity is mainly Colombian, has positioned the company amongst the 54 corporations world-wide that are part of Global Compact Group Lead, which in turn led to the company being officially registered in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in the category of emerging markets.

About Grupo Energía de Bogotá

Grupo Energia de Bogotá is the leading corporation in the Colombian power sector. Through EEB its transport electricity to the most significant markets in terms of demand and size in the country, in addition to controlling the largest natural gas carrier in Colombia, TGI S.A. In Peru, its company CONTUGAS has a 30-year concession for the transportation and distribution of natural gas in the Ica Department. In that same country, together with ISA, it holds stocks in REP S.A. and TRANSMANTARO S.A., which operate 63% of the electricity transmission system in said country. In 2010, it established TRECSA - Transportadora de Centroamérica S.A.- that is building the most important infrastructure Project in Guatemala and will render electricity transmission services as of 2013. Furthermore, it holds an investment portfolio in the most important companies in the electric power sector, in which the following stand out, CODENSA S.A., EMGESA S.A., GAS NATURAL S.A., la Empresa de Energía de Cundinamarca - EEC and Electrificadora del Meta, EMSA and to a lesser extent ISA and ISAGEN.

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