<p>The purpose of this research is to carry out a characterization of energy poverty in Bogotá. By making use of the multipurpose surveys from 2014, through a multidimensional perspective of households, the energy poverty index is built, which is included as an additional dimension of calculation in the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) as already established according to DANE. With the aim of broadening existing poverty measure, showing that the access to energy goods is a fundamental pillar on the quality of life in households</p>