Riots Lead to Police Standoff Due to Population's Electric Power Being Cutoff

March has been a rough month in Malacatan for the town which has had electric power cut off by The monopolized company of Energuat. Ongoing issues regarding with townspeople and the company have scrambled into a huge boycott which has led to riots throughout the city of angry families.

The first week of March 2014 Energuat sent out several employees to cut the power of entire towns which resulted roads being blocked off to prevent traffic from continuing. Once police were sent to clear the way  rocks and stones were thrown at police while they launched teargas at the rioters. Several injuries resulted from the incidents which included children and entire families.

Today March 13 2014 the mayor and Energuat have come to an agreement where a percentage of the ongoing debt will be paid off in an effort to restore electricity. Details will be released later this month.

Fighting for Electricity

The population of Malacatan San Marcos and other neighboring towns of San Marcos are fighting for their electricity. Locals have recently put together a rally in the front area of the DEOCSA electricity provider offices of San Marcos arguing the right to have electricity, without having to pay.

With less than 20% of the population actually paying the bills for what they use on a regular basis the electric provider is fed up. Mainly being businesses and corporations who pay their way, other small villages with debt of up to several years, have been cut off. Since they don't have a separate power supply per individual home, and they are all setup to the same source, one cannot be removed without all of them being left in the dark.

That is where the problem lies, 1 in 5 homes on average are actually paying , but they are punished along with the others. There have been rumors of a plan that a one time monthly fee will allow families to use unlimited electricity. However, no action has taken place. Apparently there are not enough funds to cover costs of setting up an individual supply of power for separate homes.

The last time DEOCSA attempted a removal of electric power to the population, several of it's employees became victims of aggressive violence and some were showing up dead throughout the country, this may be why they have thought long and hard before doing it again. We'll see what happens this time.......