Regarding the debate surrounding high energy rates on the Caribbean coast, the Congressman Carlos Felipe Quintero He insisted through networks on his bill that seeks for builders to install solar panels in houses VIS and VIP.
“I have asked to form a committee to work on our project that seeks the installation of solar panels in homes VIP and VIS. Think about adding subsidies for the installation of these panels. We hope that the national government will attend to the request, we cannot wait any longer,” he published. Quintero in your X account.
I have asked to form a committee to work on our project that seeks the installation of solar panels in VIP and VIS homes. Think about adding subsidies for the installation of these panels. We hope that the national government will respond to the request, we cannot wait any longer.
— Carlos Felipe Quintero Ovalle (@CarlosFelipeQ) January 22, 2024
The former candidate for Mayor of Valledupar, Camilo Quiroz, responded that this increases the cost of housing and will make it difficult to access. “Incorporating solar panels into the VIS The only thing it does is make it more expensive and affect the progressivity of the policy. The first thing to do is increase the limits of the VIS (via regulatory decree). The representative is a government bench and therefore, he could champion the initiative and move it forward,” Quiroz added.
“AN INCENTIVE WOULD BE CREATED”
THE PYLON He spoke with the representative about this point and pointed out that within the project it is established that the national government would create incentives for businessmen who dare to build homes with solar panels.
“For that we want to hold a technical table, and look for a tax incentive or another mechanism that allows them to apply this initiative without being harmed. The Minister of Housing, Catalina Velascoagrees and proposed compensation for the builders,” he said. Quintero.
For the congressman, subsidizing alternative energies is the solution to avoid paying expensive energy rates. “The president of Colombia cannot lower rates by decree because there is already regulation and rules of the game. We have had the same problem for more than 20 years because producing energy costs a lot, and they also charge us for non-technical losses,” he added.
He even said that in other countries the State already subsidizes the installation of alternative energy systems. “In almost all the condominiums, rich and poor, in countries like United States, Chile, Argentinathere are solar panels. In the United States, the government installs the panels for free and the person pays for the installation with the energy remuneration, which is returned to the generator,” he concluded.
By EL PILÓN Editorial Staff