The Superintendent of Electricity Jose Ovalles has justified the long blackouts that continue to affect Dominicans by saying the distributor companies have not resolved their cashflow problems. He said the blackouts affect primarily the barrios where most of the residents do not pay for the service. This practice had been outlawed by the government. According to a report in Hoy newspaper, the blackouts nevertheless are affecting sectors like Naco, Arroyo Hondo, El Millon, Fernandez, Las Praderas, Julieta and Piantini where power consumption is paid for.
