News commentators couldn’t help seeing the humor in the latest excuse given by the administration of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE) as to why the blackouts continue now that new generators are on line. The state electricity utility said that the blackouts have continued because the increase in the generation of power has tumbled several of the electricity transmission lines. The CDE explained several of these are badly maintained and thus were affected by the jolts of electricity. The CDE alerted the citizenry to be careful with the fallen electricity lines. Emergency brigades are busy repairing the lines. The CDE emergency unit telephone number is 537-111 and 537-1871.
