DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Everyone who lives in the Dominican Republic knows who bills their electricity. People know this the same way they know that there will be blackouts. These happen in some areas with much more frequency than in others. The government-owned power utilities are known by their initials: EDEEste, EDENorte and EDESur. These distribute most of the power in the DR.

Altogether, according to a report from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, as of July 2025, the different EDEs had accumulated losses of 43.3% of the total energy they purchased. The numbers are amazing. Of 11,600 gigawatt-hours purchased, 4,500 were not invoiced (39.1%), and another 4.2% were invoiced but not collected.

Not only that, but the National Budget Agency has noted that as of August 2025 the EDEs had received RD$71.44 billion from the central government, and when the budget was revised, the...