The San Pedro de Macoris Electric Company, generally known as Cogentrix, has asked the Dominican government to return the US$10-million operational guarantee deposit as one of the conditions to the renegotiation of their apparently unbreakable contract with the CDEEE. The company also requested an extension on the deadline to pay the mounting debt under that contract, which is now more than US$30 million. The deadline was for today, 14 January, as reported in Monday’s DR1 News. According to Bredyg A. Disla from the Listin Diario’s economic section staff, a reliable source revealed that “the Dominican government still does not have a fixed position with regard to this situation. However, the petition of Cogentrix places the government in a very difficult position because it will cause a break in the contract that exists between the two parties.” In a document that the Listin Diario gained access to, and was sent to the CDEEE last 9 January, Cogentrix stated that it was no longer obliged to fulfill the guarantee of operations and therefore requested the return the US$10-million deposit. The Cogentrix agreement was reportedly drawn up with very unfavourable conditions for Dominican consumers.