Energy rates fixed

[NewsWhore]

Paying customers will be relieved to hear that electricity rates will remain fixed until the end of the year, according to Energy Superintendent Francisco Mendez. Although the price of electricity in the DR is still among the highest in the region and the service is unreliable at best, a freeze in the rates could come as a welcome sign. Rates went up earlier this year, with warnings that another increase was imminent. Officials say that increases were needed to make up for the disparity in payment due to the widespread electricity theft that plagues the sector.

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