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07-22-2009, 03:00 PM
The vice president for generation of the AES Dominicana, Angel Guastaferro confirms what everyone knows by now. Despite allegations of technical difficulties at the generation plants being made by government electricity sector officials, Guastaferro says that the arrears of the government on the subsidy payments are behind the blackouts. He said that the arrears affect the cash flow of the power generation companies that resort to shutting these down. "At present, Los Mina V and VI, that contribute 180 megawatts, are out of service", he told the Listin Diario.

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