Plug and Play and Ecopetrol S.A. signed a partnership to help address future challenges within the energy industry, focusing on sustainability, profitable growth, and digitization of its value chain. The Colombian company announced its partnership with Plug and Play to continue fostering its history of innovation as the energy industry transitions to a more decarbonized and digitized business over the next decades. This commitment to open innovation is part of Ecopetrol's innovation and technology strategy, which seeks to create value by strengthening its digital ecosystem through alliances with entrepreneurship centers in Colombia and the around world. Through this partnership, Ecopetrol will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with hand-selected startups to discover and implement new technologies for their business.