{"id":12886,"date":"2018-02-27T00:05:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T04:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=12886"},"modified":"2018-02-27T00:09:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T04:09:56","slug":"pm-promises-a-reduction-in-electricity-bills-in-new-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-promises-a-reduction-in-electricity-bills-in-new-term\/","title":{"rendered":"PM promises a reduction in electricity bills in new term"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has kicked off the 2018 election campaign with a promise to reduce\u00a0the cost of electricity to consumers.<\/p>

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He told a public meeting in Point tonight (Monday) that the reduction will not come in the manner being proposed by the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP).<\/p>\n

The UPP wants the government to reduce the fuel surcharge to come in line with the price of oil on the international market.<\/p>

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However, Prime Minister Gaston Browne told the first campaign event since announcing the date of the election over the weekend, that he has a better idea.<\/p>

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“The reality is, APUA is not generating enough cash flow so that they can cut electricity prices,” the ABLP leader said.<\/p>\n

“So no matter what the UPP say to you, they will tell you they will reduce electricity costs by 50 percent but that is to fool you,” he added.<\/p>

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Browne said the best thing to do is to transition into renewable energy and pass the benefits to consumers.<\/p>\n

“What we are doing here is to transition into green energy, reduce the price of electricity and pass the savings on to you,” he explained.<\/p>

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He said the government will introduce “smart metering” so users can monitor their consumption and top up when needed.<\/p>

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