Edenorte and Edesur have announced a series of planned power outages that will affect most of the northern and southern areas of the Dominican Republic. According to the message in today’s Listin Diario, the blackouts will begin on 6 December and last until 12 December. La Vega is scheduled to initiate the process, which entails heavy work on the distribution system as well as routine maintenance. On 8 December the provinces of Duarte, Monsenor Nouel (Bonao), Puerto Plata, Salcedo and Santiago will be affected. In the south, Edesur is planning programmed outages for 9-11 December to conduct regular maintenance of the distribution lines.