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Judi Lynn

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Wed Mar 9, 2016, 01:48 AM Mar 2016

Colombia implements emergency measures to prevent imminent blackouts

Colombia implements emergency measures to prevent imminent blackouts
Posted by Stephen Gill on Mar 8, 2016

Colombia’s 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.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-energy-crisis-prevention/

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