Empresas Públicas de Medellín
Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) was established on 18 November 1955 as a residential public utilities company which, initially, only served the inhabitants of Medellin, Colombia its hometown.
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public utility service company. |
| Founded | 18 November 1955 |
| Headquarters | Medellín , |
Key people | Jorge Andrés Carrillo Cardoso Chairman |
| Products | Water, Energy, Gas & Telecommunications |
| Parent | Medellín |
| Subsidiaries | -UNE -Regional de Occidente S.A. E.S.P -EPM Bogotá aguas S.A. E.S.P. -EPM Inversiones -Hidroecológica del Teribe S.A. -Aguas Nacionales EPM S.A E.S.P -Aguas de Urabá S.A. E.S.P -Aguas Oriente S.A. E.S.P -Aguas Atrato S.A. E S.P -Aguas Occidente S.A E.S.P -Empresas Públicas de Oriente -Empresa Eléctrica de Guatemala -Empresa de Energía del Quindío S.A. E.S.P (EDEQ) -Centrales Eléctricas del Norte de Santander (CENS) -Central Hidroelétrica de Caldas (CHEC) -Eléctrificadora de Santander (ESSA) -Fundación EPM |
| Website | www.epm.com.co |
EPM is the head of a group that consists of twelve companies and has equity participation in eight others in the electricity and water sectors. Its affiliate EPM Telecomunicaciones, which operates under the name UNE, controls seven other companies in various cities around the country.
Organized as a state-owned, industrial and commercial enterprise, owned by the municipality of Medellin, EPM provides electricity, gas, water, sanitation, and telecommunications.
EPM is present in following areas in Colombia: Antioquia, Bogotá, Manizales, Armenia, Pereira, Bucaramanga, Cúcuta, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cali, and Quibdó.
EPM international: in Panama, the company is implementing the Bonyic hydroelectric project through its affiliate Hidroecológica del Teribe. In Guadalajara, Mexico, it is providing advice and technical assistance for the implementation of potable water, sanitary sewers, and wastewater treatment projects; and it is providing telecommunications services in the United States and Spain under the brand UNE.