The National Assembly (parliament) of Nicaragua approved Thursday a law for punishing users who waste energy, local media reported.
The law, which had caused long and fierce debates, maintains only financial sanctions against users accused of wasting energy or consuming 700 kw/hour per month. The original law had provided for terms of imprisonment for energy waste by consumers, according to the government.
The new legislation also considers sanctions against the energy distributing enterprise, the Spanish transnational Union Fenosa, if it takes illegal charges from users, or deny services to its clients as well as provide inefficient services.
The original law was frozen for several months due to the opposition's pressure as it linked the approval of the law with certain political demands.
The president of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, Antenor Rosales, had urged the opposition to support the approval of the bill, which is part of a package of laws that the Nicaraguan government promised to approve as part of an economic program signed with the International Monetary Fund.
Source:Xinhua
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