EPC Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca

What EPC Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca does

EPC Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca is a state-owned mixed-economy public services company (Sociedad Anónima de Economía Mixta de Servicios Públicos, S.A. E.S.P.) founded in 2008 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia. It operates as the executing arm of the Gobernación de Cundinamarca for the Plan Departamental de Agua y Saneamiento Básico (PDA), coordinating drinking water, sewage/sanitation, and solid waste management across all 112 municipalities of the Cundinamarca department. The company serves more than 778,000 users, operates 285 rural aqueducts reaching over 120,000 rural inhabitants, and has deployed 4,350 on-site sanitary units; its workforce numbers approximately 157 employees. Service delivery is anchored in flagship programs such as Agua a la Vereda (rural aqueducts), Agua Vida y Saber (community education), Aqua Fuerza Empresarial, Alcantarillado al Campo (rural sewerage), and Agua en tu Escuela (rural schools), supplemented by emerging pilots for rainwater harvesting (cosecha de aguas lluvias) and fog-water capture (captación de agua de niebla) in arid zones. Active capital projects include the PTAR Cartagenita wastewater treatment plant in Facatativá and the modernization of urban aseo service contracts, with disclosed program investments on the order of tens of thousands of millions of pesos.

The company's business model is government-financed rather than market-revenue-driven. EPC does not bill end users directly; instead, it receives departmental fiscal allocations from the Gobernación de Cundinamarca, co-financing through the national PDA framework, and municipal-level service agreements. Revenue effectively consists of transferred public budget allocated to infrastructure execution, program operation, and emergency response (1,708 emergencies handled in the disclosed period). Pricing and procurement follow public-sector rules, and there is no commercial pricing model or unit-level revenue figure disclosed. Operational performance has been formally recognized via the Premio Nacional Alta Gerencia 2016 (Honorary Mention), ANDESCO 2016 finalist status, and the Sello de Sostenibilidad Plata (Silver Sustainability Seal) awarded in 2026. Leadership has rotated across four recent gerentes — Andrés Ernesto Díaz Hernández, Juan Carlos Penagos, Juan Eduardo Quintero Luna, and currently Jorge Enrique Machuca — reflecting the political-cycle exposure inherent to the entity's structure.

Name

EPC Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca

Legal name

Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca S.A. E.S.P.

Website

https://epc.com.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EPC Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca is a Bogotá-based state-owned public utility executing the Gobernación de Cundinamarca's departmental water, sanitation, and waste policy across all 112 municipalities, serving more than 778,000 users through rural aqueducts, on-site sanitation, and emerging alternative-water programs, financed via departmental and national public-sector transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá D.C.

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Services: EPC operates as a state-owned enterprise (S.A. E.S.P.) providing public utility services through government contracts, public tenders, and inter-administrative agreements with the 112 municipalities of Cundinamarca department. Revenue is derived from government budgets, municipal contributions, and national government co-financing for infrastructure projects.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EPC is the state-owned public utilities company of Cundinamarca that manages water supply, sewage (alcantarillado), and solid waste (aseo) services across all 112 municipalities of the department through the Plan Departamental de Agua y Saneamiento Básico. It deploys drinking water treatment plants (PTAP), wastewater treatment plants (PTAR), rural aqueduct strengthening, sanitary units, and emergency response logistics, financed through departmental budgets, municipal contributions, and national co-financing.

Product overview

EPC Empresas Públicas de Cundinamarca is a government-owned public utility company (S.A. E.S.P.) that manages water supply, sanitation, and waste collection services for the Cundinamarca department in Colombia. The company operates a multi-program portfolio centered on water and sanitation infrastructure, including drinking water treatment plants (PTAP), wastewater treatment plants (PTAR), rural aqueducts, and sanitary units. Key programs include Agua a la Vereda for rural water system strengthening, Agua Vida y Saber for school water treatment, Aqua Fuerza Empresarial for service provider support, Alcantarillado al Campo for rural sanitation, and various water harvesting initiatives. The company also provides emergency response services, operates waste collection programs, and maintains digital platforms like Conexión EPC for stakeholder engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aqua Fuerza: Program for strengthening public services in Cundinamarca through support to service providers
• Agua a la Vereda
• Agua Vida y Saber
• Alcantarillado al Campo
• Escuela del Agua
• Expedición Navegantes
• Clubes Defensores del Agua
• Conexión EPC

Products and services

• Agua a la Vereda Flagship program providing technical and institutional support for rural aqueducts in Cundinamarca, offering capacity-building, infrastructure improvements, and co-financing to community-managed water systems serving more than 120,000 rural inhabitants across the department.
• Agua Vida y Saber Program that installs drinking water treatment plants (PTAP) in rural schools across Cundinamarca municipalities, providing safe drinking water directly to schoolchildren and integrating hygiene and environmental education.
• Aqua Fuerza Empresarial Departmental program for strengthening public service providers in Cundinamarca through technical assistance, training, and capacity-building, benefiting more than 778,000 users across municipalities.
• Alcantarillado al Campo Program supporting 52 rural service providers with technical and institutional assistance for sewage and sanitation infrastructure in dispersed rural communities of Cundinamarca.
• Plantas de Tratamiento de Agua Potable (PTAP) - Deployment Service Installation of compact drinking water treatment plants (PTAP) to ensure safe water supply for rural communities and rural schools across Cundinamarca municipalities.
• Plantas de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales (PTAR) - Construction Service Construction of municipal wastewater treatment plants for the 112 municipalities of Cundinamarca, including major investments such as the 11,500 million peso PTAR Cartagenita in Facatativá co-financed by the National Government.
• Servicio Público de Aseo (Solid Waste Service Modernization) Modernization of municipal solid waste collection services in Cundinamarca municipalities through the acquisition of compacting vehicles and operational improvements, with investments exceeding 12,600 million pesos serving municipalities such as Choachí and Útica.
• Aprovechamiento de Aguas Lluvia (Rainwater Harvesting Program) Program for harvesting and utilizing rainwater in VIS (Vivienda de Interés Social) and VIP (Vivienda de Interés Prioritario) housing developments in Cundinamarca, reducing pressure on traditional water sources.
• Aprovechamiento de Aguas Niebla (Fog Water Capture Program) Program for capturing and utilizing fog water as an alternative water source in rural areas of Cundinamarca, diversifying water supply and promoting efficient use in partnership with the Secretaría de Bienestar Verde.
• Unidades Sanitarias Rurales (Rural Sanitary Units) Construction of sanitary units in rural areas of Cundinamarca, with investments of approximately 3,831 million pesos for 313 units in the Magdalena Centro province alone and a departmental total of 4,350 units in 71 municipalities.
• Expediciones Navegantes Environmental education program for children aged 9-16 involving field expeditions to recognize territorial features and water basins, operating across 30 municipalities of Cundinamarca.
• Conexión EPC Digital platform offered by EPC for connecting with public service providers, delivering training and capacity-building resources for municipal utility operators across Cundinamarca.
• Convocatoria Agua Vida Rural Public convocatoria providing technical and documentary support for rural water supply associations and boards (juntas administradoras) to strengthen water supply systems in Cundinamarca's rural communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 778,000+ users benefited from improved public services through Aqua Fuerza
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Secretaría de Bienestar Verde de CundinamarcacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026Joint program for rainwater harvesting and fog water capture in VIS and VIP housing developments and rural areas, promoting water source diversification and climate resilience.
• Alcaldía de ChoachícoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025EPC signed an agreement with the Municipality of Choachí (Convenio) for the acquisition of a 25 cubic yard solid waste compacting vehicle for improved waste collection services.
• Alcaldía de ÚticacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2025EPC signed Convention No. EPC-CI-016-2025 with the Municipality of Útica for the acquisition of a 17 cubic yard solid waste compacting vehicle for improved waste management.
• Gobernación de CundinamarcaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPC operates under the governance of the Cundinamarca Department Government, implementing the 'Unidos Podemos Más' government program. The Governor leads initiatives such as 'Agua a la Vereda' and other public utility programs across the 112 municipalities.
• Fondecun (Fondo de Desarrollo de Proyectos de Cundinamarca)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFondecun co-leads the Agua a la Vereda program with EPC, providing co-financing for rural aqueduct strengthening projects across municipalities in Cundinamarca.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aguas de Manizales: Municipal water and sewage utility serving Manizales and surrounding Caldas municipalities. Comparable mid-sized Colombian departmental water operator with similar aqueduct/sewer service mandate.
• Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogotá (EAAB): Bogotá's water and sewage utility, structured as a public S.A. E.S.P. and serving the largest single municipal customer base in Colombia. Directly comparable to EPC in water/sewage service delivery and government-owned public utility operations.
• Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Boyacá: Departmental public services company of Boyacá, structured similarly to EPC to manage water and sanitation programs across Boyacá's municipalities. Closest peer in departmental (rather than municipal) scale and PDA management mandate.
• Veolia Colombia: Subsidiary of global water/waste utility Veolia, operating municipal water concessions across multiple Colombian cities. Comparable to EPC in delivering contracted water and sanitation services under public-private or operator models within Colombia.
• Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM): Colombia's largest multi-service public utility (S.A. E.S.P.) providing water, sewage, energy, and gas. Same legal structure and integrated municipal-services mandate as EPC, but operating at national scale — the closest Colombian comparable in business model and regulatory role.
• Triple A (Aguas de Barranquilla): Regional water, sewage and waste utility serving Barranquilla and surrounding Atlántico municipalities under a concession model. Comparable to EPC in delivering multi-service public utility infrastructure in a Colombian regional context.
• Aguas de Pereira: Municipal water and sewage utility serving Pereira and the Risaralda coffee region. Comparable mid-sized Colombian water operator with similar aqueduct/sewer infrastructure focus.
• Aguas de Cartagena (Acuacar): Cartagena's water and sewage utility under a mixed-ownership model with Spanish operator partners. Comparable Colombian regional water/sewage operator with similar rural-urban service delivery profile.

Broad incumbents

• Promigas: Colombia's largest natural gas distribution company, also organized as a public-services corporation serving multiple departments. Comparable as a Colombian public utility company with multi-departmental infrastructure footprint, though in gas rather than water/sewage.
• Veolia Environnement: Global water, waste and energy services incumbent with operations across Latin America. Comparable to EPC at the parent/category level (municipal water services), but operates as a private multinational rather than a government utility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/epcundi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVW3ZzF9db9FA86VpKwHgTA
• Facebookfacebook.com/epcundi
• Instagraminstagram.com/epcundi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epcundi

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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