Superservicios: Energy Service Data for Informal Settlements in Colombia

Colombian energy service data for informal settlements, likely collected by the Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos (Superservicios). The dataset includes columns for billing periods, customer identification, and settlement characteristics. It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and is provided by the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Analyze service coverage and certification status using CAT_T448_CLA_CERT and CAR_T448_FEC_CERT.
• Study household demographics in settlements using CAT_T448_NUM_FAM and CAT_T448_TIP_ZESP.
• Track billing and payment periods for utility services using CAR_CARG_PERIODO and CAR_CARG_ANO.
• Correlate service area characteristics with recovery rates using ARE_ESP_NOMBRE and CAR_T448_PORC_REC.

Strengths

• Provides 16 distinct columns covering billing, certification, and settlement characteristics.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
• Sourced from the official Colombian government open data platform, datos.gov.co.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• License and author information are not specified in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely administrative data reported by energy service providers to the Superintendencia de Servicios Públicos (Superservicios).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:12:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, with a focus on informal settlements (barrios subnormales).