According to Bredyg A Disla of the Listin Diario, the power generators are saying they will need between 10 and 15 days to get completely back online because they lack any reserves in their fuel tanks. Disla cites “sources close to the sector” as saying that international suppliers have suspended all credit to the Dominican power producers and now require advance payment before shipping any fuel. The spokeswoman for EGE-Haina, Martha Fernandez, told the reporter that as soon as the government paid them last Thursday, they called their suppliers overseas. They were told, however, that until the transfer is confirmed no ships would set sail. Even so, the company is trying to use the fuel it has on hand to put the Sultana del Este facility online during the peak hours of 6pm to 10pm. Ege-Haina also requested 10,000 barrels of fuel from the national refinery so that it could put the Haina IV power station back into operation. The refinery has not been able to supply the fuel since it, too, operates under the same conditions as the generators, and must pay upfront. AES-Andres is awaiting a shipment of natural gas from Trinidad-Tobago, which will place another 280 MW into the system. Currently, the SENI webpage is showing a generation of 829 MW and a deficit of between 300 and 350 MW.