Expect blackouts: Punta Catalina I out for maintenance

[Dolores]

Punta Catalina Power Generation Company (EgePC) announced that its Unit 1 will undergo scheduled annual maintenance starting 10 June in an effort to ensure the stability of the national electricity grid, as reported in Diario Libre. In the short term, the maintenance is expecting to affect the power service, especially in Greater Santo Domingo.

The government-owned corporation says that the 40-day maintenance process is crucial for maintaining generation stability and guaranteeing the proper functioning of the coal-fired power plant.

The power plant, the largest in the country, is located in southcentral Baní and consists of two electricity generation units of 360 megawatts (MW) each, totaling 720 MW when synchronized.

Unit 1 contributes approximately 356 megawatts to the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI).

The generating company apologized to users who...

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[David61]

Will this affect Santo Domingo Edste electric or just Punta Cana customers

 

[AlterEgo]

Will this affect Santo Domingo Edste electric or just Punta Cana customers

It’s nowhere near Punta Cana. Punta Catalina is on the border of San Cristobal and Peravia Provinces. I believe it can affect a large area.

 

[bob saunders]

Here in Jarabacoa where we normally have pretty stable power have had a lot of outages this last week. Yesterday most of the evening and didn't come out until 7 am.

 

[MiamiDRGuy]

Just keep in mind that factory has 2 units I believe so only 1 is out of service which means less megawatts will be generated and send to Santo Domingo so there will be blackouts, as usual. Punta Cana has its own, just same for Casa De Campo in La Romana.