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8. Electricity: 7.16 cents in Spain, 14 cents in the DR
Mario Mendez, Hoy newspaper?s economic editor, points out the
differences between government relations with power distributors in
Spain and Dominican government relations with Spanish companies
here. He points out that while in Spain the highest power rate is
7.16 US cents per kilowatt, in the DR the average rate is 14 cents.
In Spain, the power companies have requested an increase in the
power rate to pay for infrastructure upgrades after weaknesses in
the lines were exposed by winter storms. The Spanish government
officers say the increase is not justified. The government of
Catalunya is considering penalties against the power distributors
for blackouts.
In the Dominican Republic, the government has felt sorry for the
power distributors and added numerous additional privileges and
benefits over and above those stipulated in the contracts. The
largest power distributor in the DR is a Spanish company, Union
Fenosa, which frequently blacks out the power to certain
neighborhoods.
Mario Mendez, Hoy newspaper?s economic editor, points out the
differences between government relations with power distributors in
Spain and Dominican government relations with Spanish companies
here. He points out that while in Spain the highest power rate is
7.16 US cents per kilowatt, in the DR the average rate is 14 cents.
In Spain, the power companies have requested an increase in the
power rate to pay for infrastructure upgrades after weaknesses in
the lines were exposed by winter storms. The Spanish government
officers say the increase is not justified. The government of
Catalunya is considering penalties against the power distributors
for blackouts.
In the Dominican Republic, the government has felt sorry for the
power distributors and added numerous additional privileges and
benefits over and above those stipulated in the contracts. The
largest power distributor in the DR is a Spanish company, Union
Fenosa, which frequently blacks out the power to certain
neighborhoods.