Superservicios and Air-e reach agreements to manage power outages

The The Superintendency of Public Services reported that after the meetings organized with the Caribbean energy marketing company, Air-ea series of agreements had been reached to manage the cuts announced by the company in certain sectors.

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According to Superservicios, it reached Eight agreements with this company to “route solutions” in the markets of Atlántico, Magdalena and La Guajira that the company operates. It is worth remembering that Air-e announced power cuts for 6 and 7 hours in municipalities and towns with bill payment rates below 32%.

The company reported that it was authorized to carry out Continuity Period programs covered by article 2 of decree 0111 of 2012, compiled in decree 1073 article 2.2.3.1.2, which states that “lEnergy distribution and marketing companies are authorized to apply the Continuity Periods in those areas where the agreed collection targets are not met, since the portfolio exceeds 50%”.

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For this reason, cuts began to be applied that have an effect on more than 190,000 users, whose debts exceed $1 billion.

The eight points of agreement begin with the fact that Mayors who decide to join the negotiation to partially or totally suspend the Continuity Periodswill express their willingness to effectively assume a portion of the monthly energy collection from substandard neighborhoods and Difficult Management Zones. Mayors will have 10 business days to sign the agreement, after which the cuts will be suspendedbut will resume if a final agreement is not reached.

Secondly it was agreed that Between July 25 and August 5 the company will suspend the cuts and during this period “A path of improvement with weekly evaluation will be defined for each circuit and energy area collection on Mondays, whose periodic compliance will guarantee that said measure of limiting the supply of energy is not applied“.

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The third point is that the marketing company will define a weekly savings goal in subnormal neighborhoods and this would contribute to what is established in the second point.

Fourthly it was agreed that within a month “The Ministry of Mines and Energy will present to the Creg the resolution proposal aimed at deflating the prices of bilateral contracts energy, so as to correct the artificial Producer Price Index (PPI) inflation that occurred during the years 2021 and 2022“.

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Similarly, it was agreed that the Ministry will seek compliance with the provisions of resolution 40225 that seeks to be possible transfer to invoices the money acquired through credits compensated rates granted through Findeter.

The sixth point refers to the payment of the subsidies incurred and which have not been paid by the Ministry. The agreement states that payment of these balances will be processed immediately.

Seventh, Air-e committed to continue to manage renegotiation agreements with subscribers community members and finally, they also pointed out that the seventh point “is subject to permanent access to the operations carried out by the company in their electrical networks, such as reading, review, PQR, suspensions and reconnections, among others“.

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