These are subsidized homes that pay up to 90% less on the bill. If they do not normalize their situation, they will go to the prepaid system.
The president of the National Administration of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions (UTE), Silvia Emaldiassured that there are 18,000 homes of the 160,000 subsidized by the State that are in a court situation, the leader announced that, if they do not pay, they would go to a prepaid system.
Emaldi explained that there are subsidized households that pay up to 80% or 90% less than what they should pay on their bills, among which there are 18,000 that are in cutting situation due to owing 5 or more bills to the electric company. “They pay on average 350 pesos or less,” explained the leader on the television program Arriba la Gente, although she assured that their service would not be cut off.
The homes that are subsidized by the State It is around 160,000, generating a cost of 60 million dollars a year. Of those who have debts on the verge of a cutting situation, They add up to a total debt of 6 million dollars, with the average debt of each household being about 13,000 pesos.
The president of UTE assured that, although their services to the debtors, Their power could be lowered, which would affect the use of the appliances. In this sense, the leader assured that a new prepaid system was created for low income households who have late payments on their bills.
The keys to the new UTE system
Emaldi explained that after the fifth month without payment, UTE would freeze the household debt and transfer it to a prepaid system. This would imply periodic loads – just like charging a cell phone balance – to be able to pay off the debt generated with the state company. In the event that the client complies with the payment in this prepaid system, he will continue with the normal service and without changes.
However, if you do not make small payments periodically, the power of electricity in your home will be reduced, affecting the proper functioning of your devices. home appliances, such as, for example, preventing several of these from working at the same time and the use of electricity must be restricted. For the peace of mind homes, Emaldi stressed that power cuts will not occur at night or on weekends.
Source: Ambito
