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After several years of headaches from users in Atlántico and other areas of the country, Electricaribe is no longer going and will be replaced by two companies: Caribe Mar (for Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar and Cesar) and Caribe Sol (for Atlántico, Magdalena and La Guajira).
Despite the needs in terms of the provision of the service, the same superintendent Avendaño clarified that the changes will not be seen immediately and everything will be progressive.
“As of October 1, the EPM group’s electric power service is received by the departments of Córdoba, Sucre, Bolívar and Cesar,” the superintendent explained in Noticias Caracol.
According to the official, The conditions are in place so that the history of Electricaribe is not repeated because a very rigorous auction process was carried out, with pre-qualified companies, with experience in the energy market.
In what has to do with the rate increase, Natasha Avendaño told the same media that they will rise in the next 5 years, between 15% and 17%, with the new methodology applied at the national level.
“In the whole country, what the new methodology does is: investments are increased to guarantee quality and continuity in the service and that has a tariff impact. In addition, in these areas of the country, they had not made the required investments for more than 10 years, ”said the superservices in Noticias Caracol.
Finally, he added that the resources that the Government has put as a guarantee of investment and operation to respond for the energy service on the coast in the first year amount to 5 billion pesos.
In addition, it ensures that these new operators have the economic, technical and operational capacity to vouch for the service and end the headache of the people in the designated departments.
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