One of the units of the largest power park of the nation, the 210 megawatt Los Minas, will be out of service over for the next five days for maintenance works. The disconnecting of Unit VI of the Los Minas power park will increase the electricity deficit and bring about an increase in blackouts. Power generation has improved since the May, but maintenance work required for major plants is forecast to bring back the days of eight hour blackouts in the fall months. The Los Minas Unit VI plant produces 105 megawatts. The announcement was made by the operations manager of the Dominican Power, the company that operates the plant. He said that as soon as maintenance works for Unit VI are completed, sister plant Los Minas Unit V will be also taken off line for maintenance. The CDE has scheduled major maintenance works for large government plants for the fall.
