Edesur replaces and repairs over 31,000 street lamps

[Dolores]

Edesur Dominicana has installed and repaired 31,491 electric street lamps between July and December 2024, according to a press release dated 8 January 2025.

This initiative, aimed at enhancing nighttime visibility and security, called for the repair of 27,103 existing lamps, the replacement of 3,478, and the installation of 910 new ones in the National District and other regions of the country.

Within the National District, neighborhoods such as Cristo Rey, Ensanche La Fe, Arroyo Hondo, Los Ríos, Los Girasoles, Los Prados, San Gerónimo, Piantini, Naco, Mirador Sur, Buenos Aires de la Independencia, Honduras, Centro de los Héroes, and Zona Universitaria now have new lighting, benefitting from 9,266 repairs, 851 replacements, and 248 new installations.

The Northwest region witnessed the restoration of 3,784 lamps, the replacement of 358, and the installation of...

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[chico bill]

Well if this is true why were 31,000 street lights damaged in a year or did they with 5 years to organize repairs ?
Edenorte doesn't even check lights not on the main highway, and only those after months of being out.
Maybe EdeSur is way ahead in service

 

[josh2203]

Well if this is true why were 31,000 street lights damaged in a year or did they with 5 years to organize repairs ?

Not sure, but aren't the bulbs on street lights (at least that turn on slowly) material that really cannot handle blackouts/brownouts that well or voltage/frequently changes, so that might break those more often that they should break?

On the other hand, as what should be a part of normal work for the EDEs made news, perhaps they are really letting us know that they have actually achieved something?

 

[MiamiDRGuy]

Blackout too often cause these lights go out of service. Dont they understand?

 

[windeguy]

Blackout too often cause these lights go out of service. Dont they understand?

As an electrical engineer, I cannot see a reason that blackouts will shorten the lifespan of the street lights. They are just off when there is no power.

Perhaps the new lights that are being installed of an LED style can be damaged by voltage spikes and there are plenty of those that happen.

 

[JD Jones]

As an electrical engineer, I cannot see a reason that blackouts will shorten the lifespan of the street lights. They are just off when there is no power.

Perhaps the new lights that are being installed of an LED style can be damaged by voltage spikes and there are plenty of those that happen.

Don't forget theft of power lines. That's a biggie.

 

[josh2203]

As an electrical engineer, I cannot see a reason that blackouts will shorten the lifespan of the street lights. They are just off when there is no power.

The reason I thought of this was if they are fluorescent lights, as those aren't really meant to be frequently turned off and then back on quickly, appears that I was mistaken.

 

[tee]

I think that Edenorte sold off half of their lamps on the north coast to Edensur because they sure as shit don't have many here on the NC, and most of those that are here don't work!

 

[windeguy]

Don't forget theft of power lines. That's a biggie.

Indeed, but I was referring to why the lights could be damaged. Do people steal the aluminum power lines as well?
Thank the gods we don't have that issue in my region.

 

[windeguy]

I think that Edenorte sold off half of their lamps on the north coast to Edensur because they sure as shit don't have many here on the NC, and most of those that are here don't work!

It took 2 years for the dimwits at Edenorte to respond to repeated requests to fix three lamps near my house. One of those stopped working about 3 months later. Don't get me started on their lack of response at cutting back trees hitting power lines. Pathetic, they are.