BAE Batterien GmbH is a manufacturer of premium-quality industrial batteries with a history spanning more than 115 years. Based in Berlin, Germany, the company continues to manufacture all of its products entirely and exclusively in-house under strict quality controls. Compliant with the most demanding quality standards and with a special focus on environmental protection, the German manufacturer holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, and OHSAS 18001 certifications. BAE is synonymous with reliability and expertise in the global market for stationary industrial batteries used in backup systems for power generation and distribution companies, telecommunications networks, and UPS systems for industrial applications. In recent years, BAE has also become a global leader in the renewable energy market, particularly in off-grid and hybrid solar photovoltaic systems: BAE battery banks are used in high-quality rural electrification projects, telecommunications battery banks, gas pipelines, mining, and more. BAE operates internationally through a network of highly qualified distributors and partners. BAE SECURA OPzS/V and OGi/V batteries, featuring tubular or flat positive electrodes, available in both low-maintenance (open VLA) and maintenance-free (sealed VRLA GEL) technologies, have been successfully deployed worldwide and in Colombia as well: Power plants and substations in electrical grids, as well as in UPS systems and telecommunications services, for companies such as CODENSA, EPSA SA ESP, Empresa Energía de Bogotá (EEB), EMGESA SA ESP, ECOPETROL S.A. E.S.P., and in numerous rural electrification systems, such as in villages in the Amazon region, as part of the “Energy for the Amazon (ENAM)” and “Amazon Project and Supply Management (GEPSA)” programs.