Colombia implements emergency measures to prevent imminent blackouts
Colombia implements emergency measures to prevent imminent blackouts
Posted by Stephen Gill on Mar 8, 2016
Colombias government is set to impose a series of energy-saving measures amid fears that an ongoing energy crisis caused by drought could cause blackouts.
President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday announced new measures to incentivize energy savings, issuing a decree that will temporarily change the way that electric bills are calculated.
We have to make a real crusade for preventive savings if we are to avoid power outages and avoid rationing, Santos said in a statement, adding that to achieve this we will reward savings and punish wastefulness.
Santos highlighted the ongoing problem of energy conservation among Colombians as the new measures were rolled out.
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http://colombiareports.com/colombia-energy-crisis-prevention/