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06-18-2010, 04:00 PM
Complaints about blackouts never seem to end. Yesterday, residents of Los Mina in Santo Domingo East said that electricity supplies came on during some hours in the afternoon, but at night they were plunged into darkness and insecurity. They said the blackouts started at 9pm on the dot, as reported in Diario Libre.
In Santiago the situation is even worse. In the Cristo Rey sector, which is supposed to be on a 24-hour circuit, electricity supplies were sporadic yesterday.
In Hispaniola and Jardines Metropolitanos, considered middle class barrios, the absence of electricity caused disruptions, as was the case in La Zurza and other urban areas that suffered blackouts. In Los Mina Viejo in Santo Domingo East, residents are saying that the electricity problems began when the elections ended. And on the Padre Castellanos Ave. and the V Centenario Expressway, services are being cut off for as long as 8 hours straight.
There was an average deficit of 410 megawatts yesterday, although the CDEEE placed the maximum deficit at 605 megawatts, even though the supply improved overnight. The average (401 MWs) is 21% less energy in relation to the estimated demand that was set at 2,007 megawatts, according to a report on electricity generation from the Superintendence of Electricity. Yesterday's difference was due to the absence of six generating plants that were off line.
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In Santiago the situation is even worse. In the Cristo Rey sector, which is supposed to be on a 24-hour circuit, electricity supplies were sporadic yesterday.
In Hispaniola and Jardines Metropolitanos, considered middle class barrios, the absence of electricity caused disruptions, as was the case in La Zurza and other urban areas that suffered blackouts. In Los Mina Viejo in Santo Domingo East, residents are saying that the electricity problems began when the elections ended. And on the Padre Castellanos Ave. and the V Centenario Expressway, services are being cut off for as long as 8 hours straight.
There was an average deficit of 410 megawatts yesterday, although the CDEEE placed the maximum deficit at 605 megawatts, even though the supply improved overnight. The average (401 MWs) is 21% less energy in relation to the estimated demand that was set at 2,007 megawatts, according to a report on electricity generation from the Superintendence of Electricity. Yesterday's difference was due to the absence of six generating plants that were off line.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)