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05-21-2009, 04:00 PM
A report in Monday's Hoy newspaper shows that the operational costs of the two government power distributors are double those set out by international efficiency standards. The operation costs of the two distributors (Edenorte and Edesur) went from 1.2 US cents in 2003 to 3.2 US cents in 2008, for a 163% increase. The international reference is 1 to 1.5 US cents. Their total operational costs went from RD$21.6 million in 2003 to almost RD$5 billion in 2008, for a 205% increase, with no improvement in the service. The CDEEE recently published that collections are only for 36% of the power supplied in the case of Edenorte.
One of the reasons behind the inefficient operation is the bloated payroll of government electricity departments. Former president of the National Business Council, Celso Marranzini has said that the CDEEE has over 4,000 people on the payroll when it could do its job with 300 or 400 employees.
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One of the reasons behind the inefficient operation is the bloated payroll of government electricity departments. Former president of the National Business Council, Celso Marranzini has said that the CDEEE has over 4,000 people on the payroll when it could do its job with 300 or 400 employees.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)