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04-08-2011, 05:40 PM
The Fernandez administration's Insurance Siuperintendent Euclides Gutierrez has now reached an agreement with Edesur power distribution company to make payments on the RD$2.3 million debt he maintains and RD$432,000 in late penalty fees, reports Noticias SIN in a follow-up to a report by investigative reporter Nuria Piera. Piera reported that Gutierrez had a dispute with Edesur and had accumulated an electricity bill of RD$3.6 million and his power had not been shut down. In the DR, an hour after the month period customers are given to pay their power bill, power is shut down by brigades that are paid by the number of shutdown they carry out.
In the follow-up, Noticias Sin says a brigade of Edesur cut his power service after investigative reporter Nuria Piera reported the irregularity. But service was promptly restored after the PLD politician committed to a payment plan.
Noticias SIN of Antena Latina, Channel 7 reported that Gutierrez had defaulted on a previous plan and used his government-paid security force to impede Edesur cutting the service. Gutierrez demanded the government pay for the maintenance of his alternate power plants.
Reporters for Noticias SIN explained Gutierrez had received around 30 notifications from Edesur and ignored these. As reported, until 7 April he had not allowed his service to be cut. As reported, his consumption at his home averages from 3,000 to 18,000 kWh a month, as reported in acento.com.do (http://acento.com.do)
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In the follow-up, Noticias Sin says a brigade of Edesur cut his power service after investigative reporter Nuria Piera reported the irregularity. But service was promptly restored after the PLD politician committed to a payment plan.
Noticias SIN of Antena Latina, Channel 7 reported that Gutierrez had defaulted on a previous plan and used his government-paid security force to impede Edesur cutting the service. Gutierrez demanded the government pay for the maintenance of his alternate power plants.
Reporters for Noticias SIN explained Gutierrez had received around 30 notifications from Edesur and ignored these. As reported, until 7 April he had not allowed his service to be cut. As reported, his consumption at his home averages from 3,000 to 18,000 kWh a month, as reported in acento.com.do (http://acento.com.do)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)