Privileged Edesur client, Euclides Gutierrez
On Saturday's edition of her investigative TV program, journalist Nuria Piera told the story of PLD politician Euclides Gutierrez who owes RD$3.6 million in past electricity consumption bills to EdeSur, but the company has not disconnected his service, despite a four-year dispute. Gutierrez, who holds the post of Superintendent of Insurance in the Fernandez administration, is demanding RD$2.5 million compensation for diesel purchases and maintenance expenses for his 20, 30 and 50kw power plants, as he explained in a letter to Nuria Piera.
On her program, Nuria Piera doubts a legal case is in process. She said that the legal appeal was addressed to Edesur and not to Protecom and it has not moved from what would be the first level of claim.
She reported that Protecom has resolved 121,700 cases, but has yet to receive any appeal from Gutierrez.
The Gutierrez claim is based on Art. 93 in the Electricity Law 125-01 that establishes that power distribution companies need to compensate final users for electricity not served. "If all users that receive blackouts made this claim, then Edesur would have to be closed," said Piera. Gutierrez placed his claim on 14 December 2006 complaining about blackouts.
Piera pointed out that Gutierrez Felix is receiving privileged treatment from Edesur. "Any other user who does not pay for the service will be cut off, but not this one," she said. She presented the case of a neighbor of Gutierrez whose service was disconnected the day after he did not pay for the service.
On her show, Piera highlighted: "Gutierrez Felix continues to receive regular service, and his meter No. 4106545 shows a last reading RD$33,852.25 and accumulated debt of RD$3,606,999.99 but they do not cut off his service," said Piera.
From the DR1 news front page.
Nuria must really upgrade her staff a bit with thin one!
By activating the claim based on Art. 93 of the Electricity Law 125-01 Gutierrez safeguarded his claim and service under the protection afforded by the law.
The electrical supply can not only be shut down to his premises in the disputed claim, but the arrears are not allowed to be charged late penalties or interest.
Another aspect that escapes Nuria, is that when you file the claim based on the article for the consumer protection, you also MUST make a guarantee deposit in said protective claim system.
I know this because I had done this same thing not less than two times with properties in the DR.
She couldn't be any more right with this statement! If more users understood their rights under the same article of the electricity Law, either the service would be greatly improve or Edesur not see a penny for unserved services.
But the reality is that most Dominicans don't do a thing about it other than complain and those that carry out the Law's protective mechanism are few and far in between.
The saddest part is that she opts to attack and somehow shame the Gutierrez for using their law given rights as the "preferential" treatment people.
Nuria should really get a lawyer that knows about the law first in her staff, instead of making such type of libel accusations as some sort of special treatment by the company to Gutierrez.
I hope that after his attempt to show her the validity of his claim, and showing how she still claims is preferential treatment, he suits her for libel and damages to his public name.
Instead Nuria should be teaching other average Dominicans how to make use of the law and not turning her program into another "Springer" show.
On Saturday's edition of her investigative TV program, journalist Nuria Piera told the story of PLD politician Euclides Gutierrez who owes RD$3.6 million in past electricity consumption bills to EdeSur, but the company has not disconnected his service, despite a four-year dispute. Gutierrez, who holds the post of Superintendent of Insurance in the Fernandez administration, is demanding RD$2.5 million compensation for diesel purchases and maintenance expenses for his 20, 30 and 50kw power plants, as he explained in a letter to Nuria Piera.
On her program, Nuria Piera doubts a legal case is in process. She said that the legal appeal was addressed to Edesur and not to Protecom and it has not moved from what would be the first level of claim.
She reported that Protecom has resolved 121,700 cases, but has yet to receive any appeal from Gutierrez.
The Gutierrez claim is based on Art. 93 in the Electricity Law 125-01 that establishes that power distribution companies need to compensate final users for electricity not served. "If all users that receive blackouts made this claim, then Edesur would have to be closed," said Piera. Gutierrez placed his claim on 14 December 2006 complaining about blackouts.
Piera pointed out that Gutierrez Felix is receiving privileged treatment from Edesur. "Any other user who does not pay for the service will be cut off, but not this one," she said. She presented the case of a neighbor of Gutierrez whose service was disconnected the day after he did not pay for the service.
On her show, Piera highlighted: "Gutierrez Felix continues to receive regular service, and his meter No. 4106545 shows a last reading RD$33,852.25 and accumulated debt of RD$3,606,999.99 but they do not cut off his service," said Piera.
From the DR1 news front page.
Nuria must really upgrade her staff a bit with thin one!
By activating the claim based on Art. 93 of the Electricity Law 125-01 Gutierrez safeguarded his claim and service under the protection afforded by the law.
The electrical supply can not only be shut down to his premises in the disputed claim, but the arrears are not allowed to be charged late penalties or interest.
Another aspect that escapes Nuria, is that when you file the claim based on the article for the consumer protection, you also MUST make a guarantee deposit in said protective claim system.
I know this because I had done this same thing not less than two times with properties in the DR.
She couldn't be any more right with this statement! If more users understood their rights under the same article of the electricity Law, either the service would be greatly improve or Edesur not see a penny for unserved services.
But the reality is that most Dominicans don't do a thing about it other than complain and those that carry out the Law's protective mechanism are few and far in between.
The saddest part is that she opts to attack and somehow shame the Gutierrez for using their law given rights as the "preferential" treatment people.
Nuria should really get a lawyer that knows about the law first in her staff, instead of making such type of libel accusations as some sort of special treatment by the company to Gutierrez.
I hope that after his attempt to show her the validity of his claim, and showing how she still claims is preferential treatment, he suits her for libel and damages to his public name.
Instead Nuria should be teaching other average Dominicans how to make use of the law and not turning her program into another "Springer" show.
