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04-27-2011, 04:00 PM
Private generators have switched selling power to the new mining companies (Barrick Gold and Falconbridge) instead of to the national grid. This is expected to increase blackouts, reports Listin Diario. Many of these blackouts are not listed on the Public Electricity Corporation's circuitos.gob.do (http://circuitos.gob.do) web page.
The Listin story adds that more blackouts will be caused by improvement work to transmission lines being carried out by the three power distribution companies, and in some instances for gaps in supply of fuel to the power plants.
The Monte Rio plant, with capacity for 100 megawatts, is now supplying Barrick Gold mining company. Seaboard Estrella del Mar and Estrella del Norte plants, with around 100 megawatts more, have also been diverted to supply Barrick, as reported in Listin Diario.
The CDEEE is disputing the legal right for AES Dominicana to sell power to Falconbridge, and not to the EdeEste distribution company. Celso Marranzini, executive vice president of the CDEEE, says AES has a contract to deliver 300 megawatts to EdeEste.
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The Listin story adds that more blackouts will be caused by improvement work to transmission lines being carried out by the three power distribution companies, and in some instances for gaps in supply of fuel to the power plants.
The Monte Rio plant, with capacity for 100 megawatts, is now supplying Barrick Gold mining company. Seaboard Estrella del Mar and Estrella del Norte plants, with around 100 megawatts more, have also been diverted to supply Barrick, as reported in Listin Diario.
The CDEEE is disputing the legal right for AES Dominicana to sell power to Falconbridge, and not to the EdeEste distribution company. Celso Marranzini, executive vice president of the CDEEE, says AES has a contract to deliver 300 megawatts to EdeEste.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)