Herrera industrialists want rich to pay

[NewsWhore]

The Herrera Industrial Association (AEIH) says that the government could find a quicker solution to the energy crisis that is affecting the entire nation if the electricity distributors (EDEs) were to decide to collect on the bills of a series of easily identifiable wealthy customers who are excused because of their connections to powerful individuals. The statement, released on Sunday by the AEIH also pushes for the government to create the necessary conditions for the development of renewable energy sources that would use some of nature's nearly limitless resources. AEIH president Jesus Moreno asked the legislature to get rid of the roadblocks stalling the approval of the law aimed at protecting investments in alternative energy sources. According to Moreno, poor barrios that are the focus of much of the government's attention with regard to electricity theft are not the main problem, but rather the privileged sectors that are immune from collection. The AEIH estimated that only about 12% of the lost energy is from illegal connections in the poor barrios. The really big users who evade payments constitute the far greater quotient of non-payers. The AEIH statement says that these big users are easy to identify, and access to them is not immersed in the political and social problems associated with the barrios. The association also deplores the fact the cost of stealing energy was US$250 million a year, as announced by President Fernandez.

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