There have been blackouts of up to 15 hours across many areas of Greater Santo Domingo that has led to several protests with residents burning tires in the streets.
The areas affected include Herrera, Los Girasoles, Los Rios, Gala housing project, Los Jardines del Norte, La Yaguita, Manoguayabo, Bayona, Los Alcarrizos, Alameda, Pantoja and Los Girasoles.
Residents have been asking for an explanation from EdeSur power distribution company as to why they have no electricity from 7am until nightfall and sometimes until midnight.
Shopkeepers say that their costs are increasing as they have to use generators.
There are also complaints from those who have blackouts of six and eight hours a day in Villa Juana, Villa Francisca, Villa Consuelo, San Carlos, Villa Maria and Maria Auxiliadora.
In Santo Domingo East the black outs are lasting ten hours a day in Villa Carmen, Los Trinitarios, Juan Pablo Duarte, Bello Campo, Invivienda, Villa Faro, Villa Morada and Los Tres Brazos, amongst others and residents are also complaining that the Eastern Electricity Distribution Company, EdeEste, is not updating its daily timetable of when the blackouts will be.