Causes for blackouts

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EdeSur, the power distribution company covering the largest area in Santo Domingo, reported that recent blackouts are due to works carried out by the Empresa de Transmision that is building a 138,000 volt line to improve the quality of power distribution. Quircio Valdez told Hoy newspaper that this requires that the 69,000 volt line be disconnected in several sectors, which will bring considerable improvement. He said that the company is also installing transformers with higher potency in several substations so these are adequate for the new lines. He mentioned that a modern substation is being installed in the Piantini neighborhood, another is improved in the UASD state university area. Likewise, he mentioned that excavations for the metro are also causing blackouts.

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