As if he had learn the EL PILÓN version, revealed on June 12, President Gustavo Petro harshly questioned the mayor of Caribbean Colombia for his or her opinion relating to excessive vitality charges.
In our editorial traces we had warned that it was shocking that “in Valledupar, Cesar and the Caribbean area, nobody says something, even if the case is led by Head of seat of the Republic itself. There isn’t a assertion from any division, not from native administrative boards, councilors, mayors, representatives, regulators, social teams, the enterprise sector, amongst many others. None of them have a voice in opposition to an issue so delicate to the pockets of Caribbean households.”
In our newspaper there have been quite a lot of regional protests, which was comprehensible after a significant motion within the final two years that was anticipated to result in a significant civil strike within the Caribbean. However though the issue continued to have an effect on pockets, the regional marketing campaign didn’t worsen. In Valledupar, the final transfer in entrance of Afinia had a disappointing presence, contemplating the impression on shoppers.
Now the president put his finger on the wound once more, in a provocative tone: “‘What’s unsuitable with the mayors, are they on the payroll of Afinia and Air-e?’ , the query that the president requested him when he confirmed dissatisfaction along with his lack of motion, after ensuring that “the answer is straightforward”, was when he was referring to the potential of native initiatives to be applied for the era of vitality by renewable sources such because the solar. or the wind.
“I urged them about six months in the past, in a gathering and the initiatives haven’t arrived. It’s easy. 10 megabytes slot in 15 hectares. With this, electrical energy is diminished for all customers within the metropolis,” stated Petro throughout the inauguration of the Bosques Solares de Bolívar park, within the city of Sabanalarga, Atlantico.
As anticipated, a number of leaders instantly rejected such questions, arguing that this problem is just not their duty. The one concerning the charges. And they’re proper. The Affiliation of Capital Cities of Colombia, Asocapitales, spoke out asking for respect from the president and clarified that vitality ranges in Colombia are regulated solely by the Regulatory Fee for Vitality and Gasoline, CREG, appointed by the president.
Among the many voices that rejected the president’s questions are these of the governor of Atlantico, Eduardo Verano de la Rosa, who stated that they had been additionally victims and that they didn’t handle vitality ranges; and the mayor of Cartagena, Dumek Turbay, ensuring that “we’re linked, an excessive amount of centralization prevents us from having the ability to make choices from our areas. ” Our mayor Ernesto Orozco stated that he’s prepared with the landto put in photo voltaic panels.
However these initiatives aren’t finished so rapidly, they want cash, though the intention of the decision is just not dangerous. On the similar time, the scenario stays the identical with the vitality invoice and the bulletins to scale back it by solely 4.4% generate dissatisfaction in the case of a rise within the sector that’s larger than 25%, at is nationwide and never municipal management.
