01Resources
It all begins with the land.
We identify opportunities and the asset and rights base on which a project can be developed.
Materials · conceptual illustration
C&ENER · COLOMBIA
From the landto progress.
Connecting resources, industry and agriculture.
We originate, structure and develop mining, energy and infrastructure projects in Colombia.
Conceptual agricultural scene generated with AI. Not a C&ENER operation.
↗A vision of connections
The potential lies in the land. Our work is to connect it.
Resources, infrastructure and industrial transformation: a development vision that opens new possibilities in Colombia.
02Connection
Connections open new possibilities.
We promote and structure infrastructure initiatives. El Corzo–La Dorada is part of our railway experience.
Infrastructure · contextual imagery
03Agriculture
Transformation that serves agriculture.
Through C2U, we are developing a project to transform coal into granular urea and contribute to Colombia’s fertiliser supply.
Córdoba Urea HubRural landscape · Manta, Cundinamarca · contextual photograph
01Company
A territory’s resources gain value when connected to new possibilities.
We develop the opportunity and structure its execution
We are a Colombian company with experience in mining, energy and infrastructure. Our work combines identifying opportunities, organising development and structuring the conditions required to bring each project to an investment decision.
We participate from the early stages, coordinating technical, commercial and financial workstreams with the partners each initiative requires.
Incorporated in 2005
Bogotá, Colombia
Bogotá, Colombia
From opportunity to investment decision
- 01
Origination
Identifying opportunities and defining the asset and rights base on which a project can be developed.
- 02
Development
Organising studies, permitting and work with counterparties through a sequence of milestones and decisions.
- 03
Structuring
Bringing together the business model, partners and capital requirements to prepare the investment decision.
02Experience and projects
Experience in resources and infrastructure
Our experience spans mining development initiatives, transport infrastructure and industrial transformation in Colombia.
Mining development
Materials · conceptual illustrationCórdoba and Santander
Participation in the structuring and development of coal mining initiatives in Córdoba and Santander, from the resource and mining rights base to organising their development.
Scope: mining development.
Rail infrastructure
Reference footage · does not depict the project corridorEl Corzo–La Dorada
Participation in promoting and structuring a freight railway initiative between El Corzo and La Dorada, aimed at connecting central Colombia with the corridor towards the Colombian Caribbean.
Scope: rail infrastructure initiative.
C2U, Córdoba Urea Hub
An industrial project to produce granular urea from coal in Córdoba. C&ENER leads its development and structuring.
Stage: in development.03C2U
Project in development · Córdoba, Colombia
Córdoba Urea Hub
An industrial transformation project to produce urea in Colombia
C2U · Transformation logic
Local resources. New possibilities for agriculture.
Conceptual illustration · resource, transformation and agricultural use
- 01 / Resource
Coal
- 02 / Transformation
Gasification
- 03 / Transformation
Chemical synthesis
- 04 / Product
Granular urea
Conceptual transformation diagram. Not an engineering design or an indication of a selected technology.
Colombia · Córdoba
Regional location. Does not represent mining titles, land holdings or a plant site.
Cartography: geoBoundaries / OpenStreetMap, ODbL 1.0 ↗The initiative seeks to contribute to the supply of an essential input for Colombian agriculture.
C2U is a project to produce granular urea from coal through gasification and chemical synthesis, located in Córdoba, Colombia.
The initiative seeks to transform local resources into an agricultural input and contribute to the supply of fertilisers in the country.
C&ENER leads its development and structuring. The project is in the development stage, prior to the final investment decision and construction.
- Location
- Córdoba, Colombia
- Product
- Granular urea
- Stage
- Development
In development
Prior to the final investment decision and construction.
↗Perspectives
A closer look.
Every opportunity raises questions worth exploring. We share analysis of how Colombian resources can connect with industry and agriculture.
Explore all perspectives
Strategy & development
Colombian urea for agricultural growth
Read article9 min read
Rice at CIAT, Colombia. Neil Palmer / CIAT · CC BY-SA 2.0. Editorial crop; not C2U results. License ↗
Markets & competitiveness
Colombian urea: the economics that must work
Read article8 min read
Cartagena, 2016. Joe Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0. Editorial crop; logistics context, not a urea shipment. License ↗
04Team
Leadership and development
The sponsor’s origination capabilities are complemented by experience in business leadership, financial structuring and industrial projects.
Founder and CEO
Boris Cordovez Vargas
- Project origination and development
- FENALCARBÓN Board of Directors · 2012–2018
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Founder and CEO of C&ENER, with an entrepreneurial background in telecommunications, mining, energy and infrastructure in Colombia. He founded and led satellite communications companies before leading the origination and structuring of mining and infrastructure initiatives. He served on FENALCARBÓN’s Board of Directors from 2012 to 2018. He leads the company’s vision and relationships with strategic counterparties.
Head of Project Development
Jorge Montoya Vargas
- McKinsey · Sika
- Universidad de los Andes · INSEAD
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Executive with experience in general management, operations and growth in Latin America. He has worked at McKinsey and Sika. An engineer from Universidad de los Andes with an MBA from INSEAD. He leads C2U’s development and structuring.
Financial adviser
Mateo Cordovez
- Johnson & Johnson · Delivery Hero · Itaú
- Universidad de los Andes · ESADE
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Industrial engineer from Universidad de los Andes, with experience in financial planning and analysis at Johnson & Johnson, Delivery Hero and Itaú. He is currently pursuing an MBA at ESADE. He contributes to the financial analysis and structuring of C&ENER’s projects.
Expert adviser on industrial projects
Abel Brieva
- ArcelorMittal · SABIC · Ecopetrol
- Warwick Business School · Universidad de los Andes
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Professional with experience in strategy, business development and investment decisions at ArcelorMittal, SABIC and the Ecopetrol Group. He has studied at Warwick Business School and Universidad de los Andes. He brings an industrial perspective to the development of C&ENER’s projects.
05Contact
The next project begins with a conversation.
contacto@cyener.com.coFor discussions about project development, industrial collaboration and investment opportunities, contact the C&ENER team.
Bogotá, Colombia
C&ENER S.A.S.
Rural landscape · Manta, Cundinamarca · contextual photograph