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04-27-2009, 05:10 PM
Hoy is reporting that a group of business leaders is asking for State-run Electricity Companies (CDEEE) president Radhames Segura together with the energy cabinet members, to be fired for their inability to solve the nation's energy problems. Manuel Cabrera, president of the Herrera Association of Industries and Ignacio Mendez, president of Federation of Industrialist Associations say that rampant political patronage has impeded stability and competitive pricing in the sector, adding that the CDEEE has trampled on the other companies within the energy sector. A press release stated, "The CDEEE has spent the last eight years maintaining a clientelistic structure."
The increasing calls to fire energy executives come as part of an attempt to bring change in the sector. According to Listin Diario, the only change is the rising number of employees in the CDEEE and its payroll, which spends an estimated RD$296.7 million on payroll. According to the newspaper, the CDEEE spent RD$39 million in payroll in 2004. The inefficiencies also reach Edenorte and Edesur, which were bought back by the government. When private in 2005, they only spent RD$45 million per month on payroll, but now are currently spending RD$126.9 million per month on staff salaries.
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The increasing calls to fire energy executives come as part of an attempt to bring change in the sector. According to Listin Diario, the only change is the rising number of employees in the CDEEE and its payroll, which spends an estimated RD$296.7 million on payroll. According to the newspaper, the CDEEE spent RD$39 million in payroll in 2004. The inefficiencies also reach Edenorte and Edesur, which were bought back by the government. When private in 2005, they only spent RD$45 million per month on payroll, but now are currently spending RD$126.9 million per month on staff salaries.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)