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Chile Separates the Accounts Behind Tariff Protection
Chile’s October technical resolution incorporates tariff-normalization debt into the customer-protection mechanism. Separate charges, accounts and payment documents define how that debt is collected and repaid alongside earlier stabilization obligations.
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Latest analysisColombia Connects Public Energy Audits to Saving Duties
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Mark and Focus Monthly · October 2026
The Work of Transition
From rural services to electricity networks, five changes reveal what it takes to turn a new route into a working system.
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Morocco’s Water Production Loan Remains Under Appraisal
The EIB’s October disclosure lists a proposed €130 million loan for ONEE drinking-water production improvements.
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Colombia Connects Public Energy Audits to Saving Duties
Colombia’s October directive asks public bodies to connect audits, consumption records, funding and maintenance.
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Montpellier Opens Review of Its AMETYST Waste Transformation
Public consultation on Montpellier’s AMETYST transformation runs from October 12 to January 12.
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Scotland Connects Recycling Rules to Collection Capacity
Scotland’s draft household recycling code links cleaner material streams with more consistent services and limits on residual waste capacity.
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Uganda Checks the Last Mile of New Water Systems
Eastern Uganda’s latest water-project inspections examined works, catchments, safeguards and service readiness together.
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China Keeps HFC Quota Totals Steady for 2027
China’s adopted HFC allocation scheme keeps national quota totals unchanged for 2027 while specifying how companies obtain and adjust their allowances.
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