INTERCONEXIÓN ELÉCTRICA S.A. E.S.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020
(Amounts expressed in millions of Colombian pesos, except otherwise noted)
1.General information
Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. (“ISA” or the “Company”), with headquarters in Medellín, was incorporated as joint stock company by public deed No. 3057, issued by the 8th Notary Office of the Notarial Circuit of Bogotá on September 14, 1967.
On November 22, 1996, by public deed No. 746 issued by the Sole Notary Office of Sabaneta, ISA changed its legal nature to Mixed Utility Company, incorporated as a Joint Venture of commercial and national nature, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, with indefinite term, and subject to the legal regime provided for by Law 142 of 1994, a situation that materialized on January 15, 1997 with the entry of private contributions.
In accordance with the considerations of the Constitutional Court in its ruling C-736 dated September 19, 2007, ISA has a special legal nature by being defined as a Mixed Utility Company, decentralized by services, which is part of the executive branch of the public power with special and legal regime of private law.
Headquarters are in Medellín, calle 12 Sur # 18-168.
The principal activities of ISA and its subsidiaries (collectively, “The Group”) are:
◾ | The provision of the Electricity Transmission services. |
◾ | The development of information and telecommunication technology systems, activities, and services. |
◾ | The direct or indirect participation in activities and services related to the transport of other energies. |
◾ | The provision of technical and non-technical services related to its principal activities. |
◾ | The development of infrastructure projects and their commercial operation. |
◾ | The investment in other companies. |
◾ | Design, construction, operation, and maintenance of road infrastructure. |
2.Basis of Presentation and Changes to the Group´s Accounting Policies
2.1Basis of presentation
The Group prepares its consolidated financial statements in accordance with Financial Information Standards Accepted in Colombia (“NCIF”), which are compiled and updated through Decree 2270 of 2019 based on Decree 2420 of 2015 and subsequent modifications and other legal provisions applicable to entities supervised and/or controlled by the Colombian Superintendence of Corporations and General Accounting Office (“Contaduría General de la Nación”). The Financial Information Standards Accepted in Colombia correspond to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2021 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The Group has prepared the financial statements on the basis that it will continue to operate as a going concern. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements as at 31 December 2020.
The Group´s interim condensed consolidated financial statements prepared under Financial Information Standards Accepted in Colombia do not present any significant differences as compared with International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the IASB.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on October 20, 2021.
2.2New standards, interpretations and amendments adopted by the Group
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020, except for