Power Solutions

Here is what we have to work with. Power options on a Colombian production rarely look the same twice — a Bogotá interior pulls trusted mains at 110V/60Hz, a Pacific Chocó exterior in Bahía Solano or Nuquí needs Volta Solar suitcases and Anton/Bauer Cine VCLX battery stations because there's no grid and helicopter is the only access path, and a Tayrona or Sierra Nevada exterior demands Honda EU2200i and EU7000is silent power packs sized for dialogue work plus larger Wacker Neuson or Multiquip 50 kVA and 150 kVA tow-behind units when the lighting package scales up.

We source from Reel Films, Cinetech Bogotá, 5.1 Cine and LaBu Films, with Coleman Powermate units rounding out the small-genset inventory for inserts and second unit. Colombia's 110V/60Hz standard is compatible with US-spec ARRI, Aputure, Astera and DMG gear. This removes a transformer line item from global shoots.

Here is the breakdown. Planning starts with a load assessment scaled against altitude and weather. Bogotá at 2,640m derates naturally-aspirated power packs by roughly 15% and shaves battery efficiency, so the calculation has to start with elevation rather than rated capacity. Pacific Chocó delivers 13,000mm of rain a year — power gear ships in IP-rated cases with weather covers and elevated sites for genset placement.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. We file DIAN ATA carnet forms through Bogotá El Dorado BOG for imported power kit, set up fuel logistics for multi-day Sierra Nevada and La Guajira shoots where the closest station is hours away, and stage hybrid battery-plus-power packs rigs in Cartagena Walled City where heritage rules prohibit power packs idling. Licensed Colombian electricians work under RETIE national electrical code and Ministerio de Trabajo safety protocols, logging each tie-in and disconnection for venue handover.