More energy but no more lights

[NewsWhore]

The government body that coordinates the electricity system informed the media yesterday that the blackouts have not ceased, despite the increase in energy production. A total of 1,500 megawatts were produced, but reports from different parts of the country told of eight to ten-hour blackouts. According to the Superintendent of Electricity (SIE), the problem resides in the fact that transmission lines have failed in at least nine places, leading to continued blackouts. According to the SIE there was a peak demand of 2,015 MW and a peak production of 1,586 MW, a 21% deficit. Of the 225 lines that carry 69 KW, nine failed. There were reports of transmission failures in the Sanchez, Pimentel, Nagua and Samana areas. In the north, 33 out of 170 circuits were out of service for one reason or another. In the south, there are 162 circuits and 40 of these were off line. In the east, which has 167 circuits, there were 32 failures.

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