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09-19-2008, 05:20 PM
The Superintendent of Electricity Francisco Mendez confirmed that an estimated 500,000 homes or businesses do not have electricity meters, and in cases where these are billed, an estimate of consumption is made, as reported in El Caribe. Francisco Mendez, interviewed on El Bulevar TV show by Pablo McKinney said that nevertheless, the Electricity Law establishes that each consumer should have a meter. He said the problem arises because the power distributors operate on a deficit and do not have the funds to purchase and install the meters.

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