No solution to electricity problem - Imbeciles are in charge.

[h=3]The Dominican Electricity Industry Association (ADIE) says that the government has an accumulated debt of over US$760 million with the electricity generators, which is why the sector is certain to experience problems with its suppliers.[/h]
ADIE has no hopes that the authorities will pay what they owe, as the last time they discussed this, in October, the government just mentioned making big investments in the electricity generating sector.

Otto Gonzalez and Milton Morrison, president and executive director of ADIE, as well as Marcelo Aircardi, financial vice president of EgeHaina, and German del Toro, from AES Dominicana, complained about the lack of transparency within the electricity distribution companies and said that in order to solve the problems there needed to be a global investment of between US$8 to 10 billion, including distribution, transmission and generation.

Gonzalez said that all sides needed to agree, and that the electricity law was not being adhered to neither with the tariffs nor the transmission and that the distribution of electricity needed a lot of resources and attention, just as the generation did.

He said that it was correct to lower the cost of generation but that it was cheaper now than before and yet the problems of the sector had not been resolved. If the distribution problems are not resolved, and they are in debt and received subsidies, it did not matter how low the cost of generation was.

www.diariolibre.com/economia/2013/04/18/i379700_generadores-quejan-por-deuda-del-gobierno-que-supera-los-us760-millones.html

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[h=3]North suffers most with blackouts[/h] In the last four days the blackouts affecting the country have worsened with a fifth of the energy system affected, and this has led to protests all over the country.

Yesterday, Wednesday 17 April, it was estimated the deficit was 17%, and according to the Electricity Superintendence, Monday, 15 April was the worst day when there was a deficit of 21%.

The northern region has been the area worse affected with longer blackouts, and only 368 megawatts produced over the last four days, whereas in the east it was 894, and the south 591.

www.diariolibre.com/economia/2013/04/18/i379683_apagones-incrementan-esta-semana.html

Santo Domingo.- A US$10.0 billion investment is what it’ll take to solve the country’s electrical problem, said the CEO of the State-owned electric utility (CDEEE) Ruben Jimenez Bichara Thursday, just hours after the power companies grouped in the ADIE demanded payment of a US$750 debt in arrears.
He said US$1.2 billion are needed just on the power lines and transformers of the grid, "which should’ve been changed more than 50 years ago."
Jimenez Bichara said it’s time to design a comprehensive plan with all the sector actors: private power companies, government and a mixed sector.
The official also revealed that an American power company, “with more than 100 years of experience,” will enter the market with a gas-fired power plant. He didn’t specify the name or place where the company plans to install its plant, but mentioned the port of Manzanillo as a site to build a gas fired facility.
Speaking on Hoy Mismo Channel 9, Bichara Jimenez added that the country will need to install around 1,451 megawatts in the next four years, to satisfy a demand of around 2,200 megawatts at night.


http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/ec...-needs-a-US100B-energy-fix-top-official-warns

The government made a huge mistake taking over the distribution companies and now there is no way clear of the mess they made.

Santo Domingo.- The government owes the power companies more than US$760 million in arrears, for which the sector affirms it started having problems with suppliers.
The country’s power companies ADIE on Wednesday said it doesn’t know when the government will pay the debt since the last talks were in October.
ADIE president Otto Gonzalez and senior executives of the power companies AES Dominicana and EGE-Haina also complained of lack of transparency by the electricity distribution companies (Edes).
They denied having reached any electricity agreement with their sector, as has been reported, and Gonzalez noted that any such pact has to be comprehensive and involve all actors.

Hillbilly said:

When you are giving away electricity to close to a million people, and you want the rest of the customers to pay for it at outrageous prices, of course the service will be poor. Fraud, with illegal connections, and big players avoiding payment all together make things worse. Barrios where pay-as-you-go meters were installed have been a success, but the CDEEE does not have the capital to do this for everyone.

Anyone want to count the CDEEE/Ede employees?

No easy solution that might be politically viable.

Get ready for more blackouts...


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As I said, Imbeciles who are also ladrones are in charge.