The administrator of the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad, the state electricity utility, said that as of 1 June, electricity counters will be installed in government institutions. The central government so far has subsidized the CDE making payments of RD$200 million a month. Radhamés Segura, general administrator, estimates that government institutions consume upwards of RD$275 million a month in electricity. This figure does not include electricity used for city street lighting. Segura feels the city halls should pay this light bill, because the ground on which the light posts are located is theoretically owned by the municipalities. Furthermore, Segura says that once the CDE is privatized government institutions will have to pay their electricity bills, so the measure is timely.
