NewsWhore
03-28-2011, 03:30 PM
The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) Celso Marranzini says that most hotels in the DR source their power from private generators. He said this is the case in the isolated systems in La Altagracia, La Romana, Samana and Puerto Plata. He said that 85-90% of the hotels pay private companies, which charge them 18-24 cents per kilowatt/hour in the east, and 12 pesos in Samana. Marranzini said that the rate charged by the government-run distributors is 6-9 pesos per kilowatt/hour.
The statement comes in response to the information that 32-35% of hotel operational costs are energy costs, compared to 8-10% for overseas competitors.
He said the CDEEE supports initiatives by hoteliers aimed at lowering their energy costs and says that is the reason they are switching to natural gas, coal, hydro-electric and wind energy.
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The statement comes in response to the information that 32-35% of hotel operational costs are energy costs, compared to 8-10% for overseas competitors.
He said the CDEEE supports initiatives by hoteliers aimed at lowering their energy costs and says that is the reason they are switching to natural gas, coal, hydro-electric and wind energy.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)