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Artículo 19 to Challenge Honduras Energy Reform Law Over Lack of Public Consultation

From Proceso Digital · () Spanish

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  • Artículo 19 President Darwin Ponce says the organization will challenge Honduras’s Energy Reform Law in the coming days.
  • Ponce argues that lawmakers approved the measure without consulting electricity users or legally recognized consumer organizations.
  • He says the law lacks legitimacy because the consultation involved interested parties rather than the consumers affected by the reform.

Artículo 19 says it will challenge Honduras’s Energy Reform Law, arguing that consumers were left out of the process that led to its approval.

Darwin Ponce, the organization’s president, said Honduras has obligations under international agreements to promote public participation when adopting major public policies. He questioned why electricity users and legally established consumer groups were not consulted during the law’s discussion.

More than two million people are customers of the National Electric Energy Company, ENEE, according to Ponce. He said those users should have had a voice in a measure that could affect the electricity service they receive.

“This law lacks legality and legitimacy because they only consulted those who were interested in it, not the real affected parties, who are the consumers,” Ponce said.

He said public consultations could use different methods, including digital tools and participation by representative consumer organizations. Artículo 19 plans to begin legal actions in the coming days, arguing that the population was not considered during the law’s debate and approval in the National Congress.

This law lacks legality and legitimacy because they only consulted those who were interested in it, not the real affected parties, who are the consumers.

· Darwin PonceThe Artículo 19 president explains why the organization plans to challenge the energy reform law.
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Originally published by Proceso Digital in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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