State-owned power distribution companies (Edes) and the Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) have run up a deficit of US$568.4 million due to increases in their operational costs and not billing for power purchased from power generators. The total also includes investments by the Edes and the CDEEE, including in the installation of coal-fired power plants, but does not include financing. Without the investments, the deficit would be US$303.7 million, as reported in El Dia.
From January to April this year, the power distributors and the CDEEE spent US$917.3 million on purchasing energy, paying their personnel and other commitments, but their revenues were only US$613.6 million. The central government covers the deficit.