Power distribution company AES Dominicana denied that it is obtaining million-dollar profits from Ede-Este’s contractual relationship with Dominican Power Partners (DPP) and AES Andres, and asked that other interests be separated from the country’s energy problems, according to a report in Listin Diario. The company reminds the public that DPP’s contract passed from the Dominican State-Owned Electric Company Corporation (CDEEE) to Ede-Este upon request of the previous government administration and sought to reduce operational costs at a time when the generators worked with diesel (Fuel Oil 2), a costlier fuel, and were later changed to natural gas with a multi-million investment by AES. The contract has an indexing formula that varies according to the price of natural gas on the international market and this has caused an increase in the price of energy. However, the current contract with DPP only passes 58% of the natural gas price increase to Ede-Este. Information provided by the company indicates that it is the price of petroleum and natural gas, as well as the foreign exchange rate that is having a direct effect on the price of energy. It also points out that Ede-Este is not a subsidiary of AES as stated by Radhames Segura but rather a company that is under the administration of AES Dominicana. It states that AES is a company with a solid international reputation, which enforces investment rules in its host countries, as in the case in the DR, where it has investments.