The Electricity Industry bill begins its passage through parliament

Pending publication of the text finally approved by the Cabinet, this paper only intends to communicate the submission to Parliament of the Electricity Industry Bill (hereinafter, EIB) and briefly describe its content in view of the scarce press releases disseminated by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. The text has been previously reported by the National Energy Commission (NEC Report 16/2013 on the Electricity Industry Bill, approved by the Cabinet in its meeting of 31 July 2013) and the National Competition Commission (IPN 103/1, Electricity Industry Bill, 9 September 2013).