Uruguay has launched a new plan for a rural electricity grid, with which it aims to reach the 0.3 percent of homes in the country's interior that still lacks power lines. Asked about the location of homes still lacking access to electricity, Garcia said they are in the least populated central and northeastern parts of the country. Forty percent of the program's value is being financed with an OPP subsidy, provided for in the National Budget Law. Garcia said that such policies promote the "people's spirit of association" and contribute to creating "a better civil society." Several authorities at the event noted in their speeches Uruguay's level of electric power, which currently stands at 99.7 percent and is therefore among the best in Latiin America.

Source: Fox News September 09, 2016 18:00 UTC