Although the cumulative figures from January to November 2020 show that consumption in commercial establishments fell by 26% compared to the same period last year, a significant recovery was reported in the last months of last year.

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The report of the General Comptroller of the Republic reviews that as a result of the changes in the habits of the population caused by the outbreak of covid-19, in the country during the first 11 months of the year the demand for electricity from homes amounted to 3,002 million kwh, an amount that exceeds by 7% that reported in the same period of 2019.

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In the case of industry consumption, it fell by 43 million kWh, since it decreased from 147 million kWh reported in November 2019 to 104 million kWh registered in the first 11 months of 2020.

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