A lot of people have thought about this, but it was Ernesto Vilalta who spoke to the press. Vilalta, the president of the Herrera Industrial Association (AEIH), warned that the CDEEE, the Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electric Companies, was taking some major risks in its attempt to acquire 1200 megawatts of coal-fired electric energy. Vilalta pointed out that the safest thing would be not only for the distributors to contract for the energy produced but that the investors in the project also take on the risks associated with the purchase of the coal and the construction of the transmission lines. In his press release, published in the economic section of Hoy, Vilalta points out that there are several significant risks for the government in the published bid prospectus for the 1200-megawatt facility. While not at all opposed to the contract for the new plants, Vilalta says that as long as they contribute to a reduction in electricity costs, he is all in favor of the generators. However, he feels that this type of initiative should be taken on by the electricity distributors and not the CDEEE, which announced the opening of bids for the generators. Vilalta said that he feels that it is not prudent for the government to offer to supply the transmission lines and the coal to be used to fire the plants, since these points could produce serious conflicts with the investors. He cited as possible examples the theoretical case where the generators might be ready and the transmission lines and the interconnections not ready, or the case where the coal purchased was not up to the necessary specifications, or a shipment was delayed for some reason. Both scenarios would expose the government to serious lawsuits. Because of these factors, Vilalta suggests that both the transmission lines and the purchase of the coal be left to the investors in the generators. The cost of the transmission lines could be reimbursed by the CDEEE, since they are the exclusive owners of all electricity transmissions.