NewsWhore
10-27-2006, 03:50 PM
According to Hoy newspaper, blackouts persist in parts of Santo Domingo and across the country, some lasting as long as 14 hours. The blackouts have created a desperate situation and in some cases even those who have power inverters are victims of this latest wave of blackouts, since inverters are being heavily overworked and are losing charge. Adding to the problem is the ongoing heat. Energy Superintendent Francisco Mendez has announced that many power-generating stations like the one in Monte Rio were still out of service, and that many others would remain out of service because of the delay in the arrival of an oil tanker. Mendez, quoted in Diario Libre, did say however that electricity was back to normal due to the re-entry into service of all of the State Run Electric Companies energy plants, as well as the Cogentrix plant.
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