DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The latest of some 89 nationwide blackouts over the past 37 years, which occurred last Tuesday, 11 November 2025 has brought a flurry of requests and demands for answers as to how it happened. The preliminary explanations have varied from “technical error” to “human error” to “we won’t know for two weeks.” There had not been a nationwide blackout since 2015.

According to Energy and Mining Minister Joel Santos, while some 65% of the investigations are complete, the government will need two weeks to prepare the final report.

Members of the coordinating committee for the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI) told reporters that the companies that produce electricity are cooperating fully with the investigation to pinpoint the precise cause of the nationwide event. They noted that simplistic explanations will not satisfy the requirements of the investigation, but...