The president of the National Business Council, Elena Viyella de Paliza has asked the President to reveal the names of companies that are stealing power. She urged the authorities to apply the Electricity Law, and identify those who do not pay for the service. Celso Marranzini, a former Conep president, said that President Fernandez should have mentioned the names of the politicians that are stealing the service. The general manager of Edesur, Ruben Bichara said that that company and Edenorte have identified 900,000 clients that do not pay for the service, as reported in Diario Libre.<\/p>\n
The government, in an agreement with the World Bank, has appointed new general managers to head EdeSur and EdeNorte, the power distribution companies that manage two-thirds of the power supplied in the DR. EdeNorte will now be under Peruvian Manuel Suarez, and EdeSur will continue under Ruben Bichara, now assisted by Chielan Alejandro Gomez. Their role is to ensure that the companies increase their collection level, currently at just 53%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The president of the National Business Council, Elena Viyella de Paliza has asked the President to reveal the names of companies that are stealing power. She urged the authorities to apply the Electricity Law, and identify those who do not pay for the service. Celso Marranzini, a former Conep president, said that President Fernandez should … <\/p>\n