NewsWhore
11-13-2006, 03:50 PM
More than 5,500 families in the Punta Cana/Bavaro Macao and Miches areas of the eastern Dominican Republic receive power 24 hours a day at prices to the consumer similar to those of EdeEste, EdeSur and EdeNorte, which shows that a stable and efficient energy system is possible in the country. Diario Libre reports that the Punta Cana Macao (CEPM) and the Electrical Company of Bayahibe (CEB) energy consortium, which were originally only supplying large businesses with energy, have now extended their service to households and have been able to provide a quality service, with the household consumers paying their bills on time without any problems. As reported in Diario Libre, most of the families are middle to lower class and are only affected by blackouts two hours a year, compared to the average 2,000 hours of blackouts a year that most Dominicans have to endure. CEB has invested US$150 million in energy infrastructure since its inception in 1992, and plans to invest a further US$60 million in order to improve the service.
There are other success stories of reliable service, such as the towns of Pedernales, Las Terrenas (Samana), El Seibo (AES-Este).
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There are other success stories of reliable service, such as the towns of Pedernales, Las Terrenas (Samana), El Seibo (AES-Este).
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)