The subcommittee will consider proposals for electricity contracts

Subcommittee for National Assembly will be in charge of conducting consultations with all sectors involved in the issue electrical servicewhose final report must be presented within 20 working days.

During the meeting in Committee on Trade and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly It was decided to consolidate in one document 5 bills presented by the representatives, which refer to the issue of electricity in the country and thereby adopt a norm that benefits everyone.

According to the deputy Roberto Abregowho will preside over the subcommittee, there are numerous statements from users, which refer to the shortcomings of the electricity company’s service, due to non-compliance with the same provisions, which is why it is necessary to be examined.

Ábrego indicated that Panama requires the transformation of the electricity service, since the law dates from in 1997 and requires their adaptation to current requirements that enable greater transparency of the service they provide, with more favorable prices for the consumer.

The deputy repeated the statements of the users, in the sense that manufacturers do not respect their responsibility for flexibility offered by the Act itself, which is at the threshold of 30 years.

He emphasized that these companies did not respect that the state maintains them 49% of shares and they managed the service as they saw fit, leaving aside the interests of the users most affected by the poor service they provide.

“In view of all these anomalies, it is important that the said contract be reviewed and adapted to the needs of the state for the benefit of the beneficiaries,” he said.

According to Law 6 of February 3, 1997. determines the regime to which the activities of production, transmission, distribution and marketing of electricity intended for the provision of public electric power service will be subject, as well as regulation and coordination activities, which consist of expansion planning, operation of the integrated national interconnected system. , economic regulation and supervision.

Also, a regime for the provision of public electric power service is being considered, the purpose of which is to promote the supply of demand for electric power services and community access to them, according to the criteria of economic efficiency, financial sustainability, quality and reliability of the service, within the framework of rational and efficient use of the country’s various energy sources.