Power outages continue to affect several sectors of Greater Santo Domingo. The clients of the principal power utilities are complaining about the lack of electricity, especially at night and dawn.
According to the Coordinating System of National Interconnected Energy (OC-SENI) on Monday, 17 June at 3:20pm there were 14 generators unavailable, 23 operating partially and 16 available. Those unavailable included Los Mina 5 and 6, Monte Plata Solar and Estrella del Mar 2 CFO. The CESPM 3 generator was not operating after 3pm.
Itabo generators were said to be off the grid due to effects of contamination by sea algae. Units 1 and 2 of the Itabo power plant, which contributes 238 megawatts to the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI), were shut down as preventive measure. As reported, the channels of a cooling water passage to the turbines are affected by the surge in sea algae.
Although at the end of May the general administrator of the Punta Catalina plant, Jaime Aristy Escuder, had announced that the plant would be out of service until the beginning of June to make some adjustments, it still has not returned to providing electricity to the system.
Edeeste has informed that the deficit should decrease from Thursday this week when two of the generators return to service.
The blackouts coincide with intense summer heat, making the situation worse.
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El Caribe
19 June 2019