Blackouts announced for whole country
The executive vice-president of the State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini, has announced a series of scheduled blackouts. He said by programming them, the blackouts would be fairer and more evenly distributed nationwide.
He said blackouts will continue because there is just not enough money to pay the generators, which are thus supplying 80% of demand. Marranzini acknowledged that some sectors are suffering 18 and 20-hour blackouts. He said the high level of debts at the CDEEE could take at least five years to be cleared.
The official asked National Police chief Guillermo Rafael Guzman Fermin, to "prevent rambunctious people from causing problems with strikes, picketing, or marches in the barrios when we announce blackouts in specific places." He said that the blackouts would be announced in newspapers ads.
Marranzini also said that the CDEEE needed US$350 million to finish the year without having to increase the electricity rates, including US$60 million for the monthly subsidy on electricity bills. He said that there is close to a billion dollars (US$1,000,000,000) in debts, and these cannot be paid in a month or in a year, and for this he asked for patience, since an IMF agreement or a bond emission would help solve the problem. Finally, he called for a 10-year strategy, which he said did not exist.
The Dominican Association of the Electricity Industry says the country needs to invest US$3.5 billion to meet demand for power into the next decade. Marco de la Rosa, president of the organization, has expressed his support for the new authorities at the CDEEE.
Above is copied from DR1's home page.
Even though having lived in Latin America for almost 15 years and having traveled extensively before, I don't understand how the above is possible and would appreciate it if somebody could explain that.
I have to pay my electricity bill every month, if I don't it gets cut off right away. I reckon that's with every one the same.
The 4 months that I lived in the Los Alcarrizos I saw the electrical company collecting on a regular basis assuming that this is also regular procedure for the whole country.
To me it would seem logical that if everything gets collected it should cover the government's bill.
Now if there's a difference what is the reason, the theft of electricity? Somebody having their hand in the cookie jar?
I probably have answered my own question but was ****es me off is that my bill has increased again!!!!
The executive vice-president of the State-owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini, has announced a series of scheduled blackouts. He said by programming them, the blackouts would be fairer and more evenly distributed nationwide.
He said blackouts will continue because there is just not enough money to pay the generators, which are thus supplying 80% of demand. Marranzini acknowledged that some sectors are suffering 18 and 20-hour blackouts. He said the high level of debts at the CDEEE could take at least five years to be cleared.
The official asked National Police chief Guillermo Rafael Guzman Fermin, to "prevent rambunctious people from causing problems with strikes, picketing, or marches in the barrios when we announce blackouts in specific places." He said that the blackouts would be announced in newspapers ads.
Marranzini also said that the CDEEE needed US$350 million to finish the year without having to increase the electricity rates, including US$60 million for the monthly subsidy on electricity bills. He said that there is close to a billion dollars (US$1,000,000,000) in debts, and these cannot be paid in a month or in a year, and for this he asked for patience, since an IMF agreement or a bond emission would help solve the problem. Finally, he called for a 10-year strategy, which he said did not exist.
The Dominican Association of the Electricity Industry says the country needs to invest US$3.5 billion to meet demand for power into the next decade. Marco de la Rosa, president of the organization, has expressed his support for the new authorities at the CDEEE.
Above is copied from DR1's home page.
Even though having lived in Latin America for almost 15 years and having traveled extensively before, I don't understand how the above is possible and would appreciate it if somebody could explain that.
I have to pay my electricity bill every month, if I don't it gets cut off right away. I reckon that's with every one the same.
The 4 months that I lived in the Los Alcarrizos I saw the electrical company collecting on a regular basis assuming that this is also regular procedure for the whole country.
To me it would seem logical that if everything gets collected it should cover the government's bill.
Now if there's a difference what is the reason, the theft of electricity? Somebody having their hand in the cookie jar?
I probably have answered my own question but was ****es me off is that my bill has increased again!!!!