The have been an unusual number of rolling blackouts in Villa Daurte and Los Tres Ojos and other eastern areas served by EdeEste in Greater Santo Domingo. Even areas that are part of the 24 hour-service program have been affected by the unusually unstable electrical service.
The blackouts are a headache for the residents and small businesses in the affected areas. Oscar Gonzalez, a merchant in the sector of Invivienda, said: “The electricity service is no good and no matter how much we complain they don’t resolve the issues. Yesterday, we spent the whole day without electricity.”
EdeEste attributed the frequent interruptions of service experienced in East Santo Domingo to maintenance work being carried out on the transmission lines. In West Santo Domingo residents in Las Caobas, Bayona, Enbombe, Manoguayabo and los Alcarrizos complained about how little electricity they were receiving. This area is served by EdeSur.
There have not been reports of unusual blackouts in central Santo Domingo, also served by EdeSur.
9 March 2017
