The Superintendent of Power, Julio Cross told reporters yesterday that he felt some agreement would be reached in today?s meeting with the power generators and the electric distribution companies that aims to reduce the impact of a proposed 20-percent increase in electrical bills for March. Cross said that the government is doing everything possible to avoid the use of Resolution 237, which establishes that fuel costs are to be transferred to the index for electric bills. When asked by reporters about the new tariffs, Cross replied, ?I am hopeful that [we will reach an agreement] because we are doing every thing we can to avoid having the Dominican consumer receive such an increase.? He explained that a review of the cost factors indicated that the 30-percent increase that had been mentioned has since been taken off the table. In other electricity-related news, Cross said that there was still no definitive agreement with the Cogentrix power plant in San Pedro de Macoris, but that matters were being settled. A US$10-million dollar payment was expected today or tomorrow, and the memorandum of understanding would be signed as soon as a few other points could be resolved.