According to Odaily Planet Daily, employees of the Paraguayan National Electricity Administration (ANDE) have been accused of being directly involved in setting up illegal Bitcoin mines in Paraguay. Seven engineers employed by the agency will be involved in organizing illegal connections to provide electricity to Bitcoin operations in Paraguay. The director of the National Electricity Administration, Felix Sosa, clarified that the internal audit department of the agency is verifying and organizing investigations into the organization. All relevant information will be submitted to the National Prosecutor's Office for further investigation. Sosa said that employees of the National Electricity Company have not been responsible for the execution of electrical connections for some time, but have delegated this function to third-party contractors. ANDE has been fighting against illegal Bitcoin mining connections since December last year and has cut off power to more than 70 mines that were drawing unmetered electricity directly from the grid.
