NewsWhore
09-03-2009, 01:40 PM
An extended blackout covered the city of Santo Domingo, and the DR last night. Power had been consistent throughout the day. But then at around 6:03pm power went out simultaneously in several neighborhoods throughout the city, including neighborhoods where power rarely is out. The situation was so bad that it affected the operation of the Santo Domingo Metro. Some neighborhoods began receiving power by around 8:30pm. Hoy reports that the blackout also affected other parts of the country.
Energy Superintendent Francisco Mendez attributed the blackout to outages at the energy generators of AES-Andres and San Felipe, in Puerto Plata, which put increased pressure on the other generators.
Though investigations are ongoing, Diario Libre says 10 persons have been arrested for allegedly opening an interruptor a few kilometers from the AES Andres station.
Diario Libre reports that the blackout began at the same time as when President Leonel Fernandez returned to the DR, which has some hypothesizing it could be a matter of sabotage.
By 8:40pm 380 MW had been restored of an estimated 1,600 MW which had been online.
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Energy Superintendent Francisco Mendez attributed the blackout to outages at the energy generators of AES-Andres and San Felipe, in Puerto Plata, which put increased pressure on the other generators.
Though investigations are ongoing, Diario Libre says 10 persons have been arrested for allegedly opening an interruptor a few kilometers from the AES Andres station.
Diario Libre reports that the blackout began at the same time as when President Leonel Fernandez returned to the DR, which has some hypothesizing it could be a matter of sabotage.
By 8:40pm 380 MW had been restored of an estimated 1,600 MW which had been online.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)