This Monday, minutes after the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) revealed the inflation figures for the month of August, President Gustavo Petro announced that he will summon the authorities of the energy sector to evaluate why there is a rise in energy prices if the reservoirs are full.
(Inflation in Colombia reached 10.84% in its annual variation in August).
According to the Dane report, the energy services sector was one of the sectors with the greatest upward variation in August.
According to the entity, the annual variation of the CPI for electricity services for the reference month was 25.9%.
The cities with the greatest upward variation were Santa Marta (49.9%), Riohacha (47.1%), Barranquilla (44.4%), Sincelejo (40.7%), Valledupar (40.4%) and Montería ( 40.4%).
(Energy prices have grown 25% so far this year).
Faced with these figures, President Petro asked: “Can you increase the payment for electricity service when the reservoirs are full and it is a very rainy season?”
In addition, he stated that “I will summon all the authorities in the energy sector to explain this strange behavior to us.”
Can you increase the payment for electricity service when the reservoirs are full and it is a very rainy season?
I will summon all the authorities in the energy sector to explain this strange behavior to us. https://t.co/7bIQCc38pn
– Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) September 5, 2022
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