Energy Secretary Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo ruled out “any kind” of power cuts to homes. He did confirm a compensation plan to compensate for power cuts to large companies and industries.
He Secretary of Energy of the Nation, Eduardo Rodriguez Chirillohe clarified the statements of the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosand assured that if in the summer there is scheduled power outages will only be for industries, and not for households. In addition, he confirmed that negotiations have begun with other countries to enable the import of supplies during peak demand due to high temperatures.
“As far as scheduled power cuts are concerned, these are industries. At no point are we talking about residential (users)”Rodriguez Chirillo told Radio Mitre.
“To schedule power cuts, you have to be very, very close to the moment we are talking about in December, January, February, March. The Chief of Staff says ‘with agreements with industries.’ Yes, it is part of the plan we have been developing for some time, where demand is offered to those who voluntarily want to reduce their contracted power capacity, and thus lighten the load on the network,” the official explained.
Chirillo confirmed in this way that his Secretariat is preparing a Emergency Plan 2024/2025 including compensation for large users who may have their service interrupted. “Suppose a large company is in a situation where you can notify them from now on that they can organize things so that in December and February they don’t produce as much, they reduce the workload and organize things in a different way. And there will be a remuneration scheme for those who reduce, but voluntarily.”held.
Along these lines, the secretary ruled out “any type” of power cuts to homes. “I’ve read these days ‘we’re going back to the rotating cuts of 1988’. I lived it when I was a kid, nothing like that (it’s going to happen). “It is not being considered and we do not believe that it will happen, at all,” he sentenced.
“As far as scheduled power cuts are concerned, these are industries. At no point are residential areas being discussed. I want to highlight the voluntary nature of the cuts.”said.
He Draft text of the Resolution to which Ámbito had access which would support the cuts to companies indicates: as the incorporation of a scheme of “additional, complementary and exceptional remuneration” based on power (fixed) and generation (variable) that promotes the availability of thermal generation plants in critical months and hours, valid from December 2024 to August 2027.”
Source: Ambito
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