To His Excellency the Minister of Electricity: Interconnection, Digitalization, and Governance (1/3)

I have not, in over ten years of writing opinion pieces—and in the years prior, in scattered writings—ever used a personal column to present a personal experience that might be interpreted as an attempt to exert pressure or to leverage connections (or mediation) for a particular matter. Indeed, by the grace and favor of God, my pen has never been known to serve as a paid instrument for any agenda or purpose; rather, it has been and will remain free, guided by the author’s conviction and conscience. …