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08-04-2008, 04:10 PM
With one newspaper reporting that the recent rains have hurt the electricity sector and another saying that the Superintendent of Electricity has announced a return to the "normal " level of 85% of capacity, many Dominicans continue to sit out 12-hour blackouts. Diario Libre says that the weekend spat of blackouts appeared to diminish yesterday with just a 19% deficit in electricity production. The Superintendent of Electricity, Francisco Mendez said that the rains did affect the system, and the AES Andres facility lowered its output significantly. He did say that he was optimistic for an improvement with hydroelectric power at 85% level and the repair of damaged generators all finished. Mendez told reporters that generation reached 1,577 megawatts yesterday but demand was for 1,788 megawatts. Over the weekend the generation was just 1,343 megawatts. Mendez also addressed the issue of the electricity rates and said that, for now, the rates were had not been changed. He said the system is facing a 7.30% increase in the cost of production.
According to the Nuevo Diario, Mendez said that the AES Andres generators were now back on line as was the Itabo facility that was off-line over the weekend. He said that the thunderstorms and high winds (including two tornadoes-see next story) had caused a lot of damage "but these problems have been repaired."
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According to the Nuevo Diario, Mendez said that the AES Andres generators were now back on line as was the Itabo facility that was off-line over the weekend. He said that the thunderstorms and high winds (including two tornadoes-see next story) had caused a lot of damage "but these problems have been repaired."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)