The Dominican Association of Independent Electricity Generators (ADOSEA) once again calls on authorities to allow companies to serve tourism communities that are connected to the national electricity distribution network. Marcos Ortega Fernandez, the president of Adosea, says that an example of this need are the recent blackouts in Las Terrenas and El Limón after a truck crashed into a powerline cutting off electricity to businesses in Hoyo Cacao. Ortega Fernández said it is important that there be a backup service to guarantee the continuity of supply in the tourist areas.
Las Terrenas did have such a system until the compulsory switch to the EdeNorte service operated by the government. Last year, Las Terrenas endured over 300 hours of electricity interruptions when in the past blackouts totaled 20 hours a year. Ortega Fernández says that Samana and surrounding areas needs to be able to count on a stable and reliable power system, in the same way that Punta Cana and La Romana that have this service do.
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El Nacional
19 February 2019