Kirchner denies energy cuts and blames “lobby of companies”

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner denied emphatically on Wednesday that his administration was assessing the “rationalization” of electricity supply to homes and insisted that those versions are only looking “to destabilize his government”.

“There are no energy cuts or electricity rate increases under consideration”, said Kirchner adding that “they are always looking for ways to destabilize”, and attributed the rationing versions to a “lobby of companies”.
President Kirchner comments were done in government house, (Casa Rosada) during the signing ceremony of infrastructure works for 16 counties in a Patagonian province.
Earlier in the day the Federal Planning Ministry spokesperson denied that energy rationalization plans would be extensive to homes, adding that “we’re working to ensure more energy to keep up with the economy’s impressive growth rate”.
“There’s no possibility of the existence of a plan to cut electricity to home consumers”, underlined spokesperson Jorge Scoccimarro.
The Buenos Aires press published Wednesday reports indicating that Energy Secretary Daniel Cameron was working on an emergency document which contemplated further energy cuts for industry but also for home consumers, as the situation worsens.
“The Federal Planning ministry is conducted by Minister Julio de Vido and he has publicly committed that there are no such plans to limit energy supply to homes”, insisted Scoccimarro.
“We’re also working to keep pace with the phenomenal growth of the Argentine economy with infrastructure investments never seen before in the country”.

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