The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) is advancing three tenders to acquire over 159,000 electronic meters, while studying the feasibility of purchasing up to 1 million AMI smart meters. The initiative aims to reduce reliance on in-person readings, currently performed by only 400 employees for 1.8 million customers, and to curb overbilling complaints.
Administración Nacional de Electricidad
Empresa estatal paraguaya encargada de la generación, transmisión y distribución de electricidad.
The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) will formalize the transfer of the medium and low voltage electrical grid of Costanera Sul to the National Electricity Administration (ANDE), while the Asunción Municipality will take over ornamental lighting. The decision was made in a strategic meeting among authorities from the three institutions, who also discussed improvements in lighting for priority areas such as La Victoria Avenue and the Asunción Bus Terminal.
Security cameras captured two suspects stealing electrical cables at the main beach resort of Carmen del Paraná, leaving Playa Pirayú partially without lighting. The local municipality filed a complaint and the National Police are investigating the case, which reignites concerns about tourist safety and the recurrence of wire theft in the region.
The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) has started Operativo Canindeyú 1, mobilizing over 50 employees in four cities of the department to combat energy theft and reduce delinquency. The goal is to execute 2,000 service orders and recover about G. 1 billion in debts, under the threat of up to 10 years in prison based on Law No. 7300/24.
Paraguay's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) is considering postponing the update of residential and commercial tariffs until negotiations with Brazil on the new Annex C of the Itaipu Treaty are concluded, expected by mid-year. The state-owned company's president, engineer Félix Sosa, stated that the final tariff will directly depend on this binational agreement, which will define the price of energy generated by the hydroelectric plant.
The Itaipú Binational Entity completes 52 years since its formal constitution, consolidated as the world's largest clean energy generator, responsible for about 90% of Paraguay's electricity consumption and holder of the Guinness record for the largest accumulated hydroelectric power generation.