As Diario RÍO NEGRO had anticipated, The government of the province of Neuquén will apply subsidies on electricity bills from the Provincial Energy Entity (EPEN) starting in May.. The measure reaches all families that do not have a home gas network.
The announcement had been made in March by Governor Rolando Figueroa himself. during the event for the 36th anniversary of the town of Villa Curí Leuvú. It will be applied during the next four coldest months of the year (May to August), to compensate for the increase in electricity consumption. In total, around 13,000 homes throughout the provincial territory will benefit.
This wayMinisterial Resolution 51/24 contains residential users in all areas that do not yet have home gas distribution networks, to which another 1,400 will be added who do not have a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant. in Paso Aguerre, Ramón Castro, Villa Nahueve (with Los Carrizos – Bella Vista – Nahueve), Moquehue, Octavio Pico, El Alamito – Curi Leuvú and Pilo Lil.
According to what was reported by the government, the mayors of the localities reached, Together with the EPEN service heads in each location, they will provide the regulatory framework for the application of the benefit.
From the Ministry of Infrastructure led by Rubén Etcheverry, it was explained that they are carrying out, at the request of the governor, a comprehensive study of the forms and quantities of energy consumption throughout the province (electric energy, gas through natural networks and LPG through the network, cylinders , firewood, etc.).
The scope of discounts on electricity bills
Official information details two possible situations. In the case of beneficiaries without a home gas network, the bonus to be granted reaches up to 30% of the variable charge.
In the case of customers who are identified as from locations that are not supplied with an LPG plant, the bonus will be 50% of the fixed charge and the variable charge.
As this medium announced a few months ago, Customers from certain sectors of Añelo and Rincón de los Sauces will be added to the benefit, main hydrocarbon producing localities at the provincial level.
If of Añelo, the residents of the La Meseta, La Esperanza and El Mirador neighborhoods will access the bonus Meanwhile in Rincón de los Sauces will include residents of the ZR neighborhoods, Rincón I and sectors of the coastal and farm areas, Belgrano and sectors of the Libertad neighborhood.
