NewsWhore
07-28-2008, 02:50 PM
According to the Electricity Distributor EDE-Norte, there are 50 circuits in the network that are out of service. The San Felipe plant (formerly Smith & Enron) went offline and this practically turned off the lights in the whole northern part of the country. According to the El Caribe, there are 16 and 18-hour blackouts in parts of Santiago, Monte Cristi, Mao, Santiago Rodriguez, Mao, Moca, San Francisco de Macoris, Bonao and La Vega. There were protests is several places when the people took to the streets to protest the deteriorating electric service. Yesterday, the CDEEE reported that the 180-megawatt San Felipe system went off line once more after returning online with just 70 megawatts. As the blackouts increase, so do the complaints from clients, that are protesting the higher electricity bills, despite the blackouts. All sorts of small businesses are complaining that the blackouts are ruining their livelihoods. Neighborhood watch groups are also worried due to the increase in robberies and assaults in the darkness throughout the region.
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