The CDE has begun to restore power in the southeastern city of San Pedro de Macorís, which along with La Romana suffered the most damages to property in the DR. Two of the city’s main electricity circuits were connected. The CDE says that this means that service will soon be restored in La Romana, Higuey, El Seibo and Hato Mayor that also were hard hit. Electrical service in the DR has been much restored at a faster pace than in Puerto Rico, that was also affected by the hurricane and where there are more financial resources. The CDE prepared for the disaster one week prior to the hurricane’s hit, which enabled recovery plans to be placed into effect immediately. The DR also suffered less than Puerto Rico from the power outages because a very large number of businesses and residences in this country have alternate power sources.
