Fuel imports should be confined to the free market

The import of fuel used for the present generation is not controlled and are governed by contracts between companies.

By Robert Morales A.     This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Representatives of the defense of consumers considered that the proposal presented last Wednesday by the Nicaraguan Energy Institute (INE) to the Committee on Infrastructure and Public Utilities, to leave established by law that private or state generating companies to buy fuel only bunker national distributors, or Alba de Nicaragua SA (Albanisa) which is the sole importer, has to be analyzed carefully.

The measure would apply to create a new article in the Oil Supply Act (Act 277) which is currently undergoing reforms.

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