The announcement was made by the Superintendency of Electricity and Telecommunications (SIGET).

Regarding the subject, the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI), said that it is important to have a smooth supply of electricity.

A press release from ASI states:

The Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI) said it is important to have a smooth supply of electricity and to ensure quality production in order to guarantee industrial growth in the country.

In this sense, the union of industrialists sees it as extremely important that individual energy producers use fuel efficiently because an uncontrolled, unplanned consumption, an irration use of resources could create a risk not only for industry but for the whole country.

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