Attacks on three energy towers leave areas of Huila and Caquetá without service: they add to the attacks on toll booths with car bombs

NewsThe towers were brought down in the municipality of El Pital, Huila Photo: Private archive, social media15.11.2026 17:34 Updated: 15.11.2026 17:52 The public order situation in the department of Huila has not been the best during this holiday weekend of November 15, 2026. SEE ALSO The towers were brought down in the municipality of El Pital, Huila Photo:Private archive, social mediaAttack on power towersIn addition to the activation of a car bomb — although at first it was thought to be a motorcycle bomb — at the toll station on the road connecting Neiva with the municipality of Aipe, a new attack against power towers occurred in the early hours of this Sunday, which has caused disruptions in electricity service in several areas of Huila and Caquetá ever since. SEE ALSO The terrorist action was carried out by armed men whose whereabouts remain unknown. ElectroHuila reported that the attack on the electrical infrastructure caused the toppling of three transmission towers in the village of Hato Viejo, in the municipality of El Pital, located in western Huila about 130 kilometers from the city of Neiva. The towers were brought down in the municipality of El Pital, Huila Photo:Private archive, social mediaBecause of these events, since 3:52 in the early morning of this Sunday, November 15, failures have occurred in the daily supply.“This situation affects the electricity supply in sectors of the departments of Huila and Caquetá, due to restrictions in electricity transmission and supply capacity,” stated the Electrificadora del Huila in a communiqué. SEE ALSO In Huila, the affected electrical substations are those located in the municipalities of Altamira, Pitalito, Garzón, Tarqui, Acevedo, Guadalupe, San Agustín and Isnos, as well as in other sectors of the central and southern zones of the department. In addition, at 8:43 in the morning this Sunday, a new general trip occurred on the 115-kilovolt Altamira-Hobo supply line, which complicated the situation with more service interruptions. SEE ALSO Three toll booths in southern Huila remain closed after the attack on the Neiva booth. Photo:Centronoticias HuilaElectroHuila indicated that it is carrying out work to achieve, by this Sunday afternoon, the gradual restoration of service to citizens, according to the system's capacities and the operator's instructions. SEE ALSO “We are working in a coordinated manner to advance the normalization of the electricity supply and to report promptly on how the situation evolves,” the entity stated. For now, the authorities have not attributed these acts of violence to armed organizations outside the law, but the fact is that in Huila there is an armed presence of dissidents belonging to the groups of aliases Iván Mordisco and Calarcá. This attack on the electrical infrastructure occurs amid a day marked by attacks on toll booths. Thus, on the road connecting Neiva with the municipality of Aipe, the authorities confirmed that what exploded was a car bomb and not a motorcycle bomb. SEE ALSO The alert continued in the Los Cauchos sector, in Huila, where another vehicle loaded with explosives was found which, fortunately, did not manage to detonate and had to be handled by specialized personnel for its deactivation. FABIO ARENASSpecial for EL TIEMPOSee more newsWhat they found in different prisons across the country. Photo: Follow all the news from Colombia on Facebook and Twitter, or in our weekly newsletter. EL TIEMPO NEWSLETTERSSign up for our newsletters and receive news in your email according to your interests. Stay informed about what really matters to you. EL TIEMPO GOOGLE NEWSFollow us on GOOGLE NEWS. Always stay up to date with the latest news, coverage, stories and analysis directly on Google News. EL TIEMPO WHATSAPPJoin El Tiempo's WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with the most relevant news as it happens. EL TIEMPO APPStay informed with the EL TIEMPO app. Receive the latest news, coverage, stories and analysis directly on your device. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DIGITAL EDITIONReliable information for you. Subscribe to EL TIEMPO and access our journalistic content without limits.