Blackouts still rolling

[NewsWhore]

Rolling blackouts are still being reported throughout the DR, despite the fact that new generators have come in to try and ease the situation. Hoy reports a deficit of 928 MW compared to a demand of 1,884 MW. The State-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE) paid US$20 million to the energy distributors, bringing the government's total debt down to US$336 million to the distributors. It was hoped that this payment would buy the government and distributors some time. However, many of the generators are still off the grid because they don't have money to buy more fuel. The AES-Andres generator, which supplies 20% of the national demand, was still off line yesterday and is not expected to be operational until some time next week. Listin Diario reports that AES has canceled a shipment of petroleum because they did not have the funds to pay for the fuel. The shipment was expected to arrive in December, meaning that these blackouts could extend through the holiday season. Itabo is reportedly in the same position as AES.

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