The President of CEL, said that the creation of the law will provide important tools to the Executive to create a comprehensive energy policy that will allow a sustainable development for the country.

The officials explained that the country has the necessary potential to generate all the electric energy consumed.

The proposed law is an initiative of the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, with the objective of creating an organization that generates the necessary competition to reduce the prices of electric energy to support the economy of salvadoran families.

"We believe it is important to order the electricity sector. We have the vision to improve this path. We need laws that really order and give benefits to the salvadoran population", said the President of SIGET, Manuel Aguilar.

To continue analyzing the proposed Law for the Creation of the Directorate of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Mines, the deputies agreed to invite the Minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem, to the next working session to provide her input on the subject.

It is important to create a governing entity to govern the electricity sector, due to the type of regulation left by previous governments, there was a disorder and it was structured for the benefit of a few", CEL's President, Daniel Álvarez.