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03-13-2012, 04:40 PM
The executive vice president of the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini is pleased with the success had at reverting to less costly sources for power generation. He said 70% of power generated in the Dominican Republic is produced by non fossil fuels. Only 30% of power generation by major plants is fired by the costly fuel oil. Marranzini said that by 2016, the plan is to reduced fuel oil use to only 5% of power generation. Marranzini said yesterday that most power in the DR is generated by water, natural gas, coal or wind power.
Moreover, he is also satisfied with efforts to reduce electricity fraud and theft. This has dropped by approximately 13% in the areas that have 24-hour service, he said. Marranzini told El Nuevo Diario reporters that they never had expected to reduce the rate of evasion to just 27%. He stated: "We are tremendously satisfied with the answers that the communities are providing, because the communities realize that the only way to obtain 24-hour service is by paying." He said that last year (2011) closed with over 790,000 24-hour clients, and the projection for this year is to add another 400,000 and close 2012 with around 1.2 million customers on 24-hour circuits. Marranzini said that he was opposed to a single, set rate for customers in poor barrios like Cristo Rey in the National District, because this provides no incentive to save energy. In reality, many "poor households" have installed energy-consuming appliances, such as air conditioning. In the sectors with fixed rates, businesses have been installed to take advantage of the plan.
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Moreover, he is also satisfied with efforts to reduce electricity fraud and theft. This has dropped by approximately 13% in the areas that have 24-hour service, he said. Marranzini told El Nuevo Diario reporters that they never had expected to reduce the rate of evasion to just 27%. He stated: "We are tremendously satisfied with the answers that the communities are providing, because the communities realize that the only way to obtain 24-hour service is by paying." He said that last year (2011) closed with over 790,000 24-hour clients, and the projection for this year is to add another 400,000 and close 2012 with around 1.2 million customers on 24-hour circuits. Marranzini said that he was opposed to a single, set rate for customers in poor barrios like Cristo Rey in the National District, because this provides no incentive to save energy. In reality, many "poor households" have installed energy-consuming appliances, such as air conditioning. In the sectors with fixed rates, businesses have been installed to take advantage of the plan.
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