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POWER TO THE PEOPLE, OR TO INTERNATIONAL PRIVATEERS; RURAL GUATEMALA CHOOSES.
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Electricity came to the little village of Chel, Chajul, in the Guatemalan highlands department of Quiche in April, while elsewhere in the highlands the population turned out to reject the construction of dams for the Plan Maestro de Electrificacion Nacional. The Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion (INDE) has had a plan on the drawing boards for many years calling for constructing hydroelectric facilities that would displace thousands of residents of the area. The difference between what happened at Chel and what is unfolding around the little town reflects very different approaches to the area's energy problems.
In February, the Consejos Comunitarios de Desarollo (COCODES) of Ixcan petitioned the Consejo Municipal for a community consultation on building the massive Xalala project (see NotiCen, 2007-03-29). The petition was granted, and, in April,...
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