Radhames Segura, vice president of the Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electricity Enterprises (CDEEE) has called on the executives of AES Dominicana to withdraw their embargoes on the electricity distributors. In a public statement yesterday, the CDEEE executive said that this measure, to which the AES has a right, is creating unrest in the energy sector. <\/p>\n
He said that the distributors have been handing over all the money they receive to the generators. Segura said that the government is also paying the generators, and of the US$140 million that was budgeted for the first four months of the year, they have paid US$126 million. The official accepted that what has been disbursed to the generators is not enough, but the distributors cannot do any more. He was speaking at a joint press conference with the directors of Ede-Sur, Ede-Norte and Ede-Este. According to Hoy and Diario Libre, the distributors and other agencies owe the generators a lot of money. <\/p>\n
Segura said that the generators are owed US$37.48 million from 2008 and US$237 million so far in 2009. The debt that was frozen in 2004 was for US$194 million and brings the total to US$468 million. The debt is shared by the distributors (EDEs) and the CDEEE. The Edes also owe the CDEEE the Hydro and transmission companies some US$53 million for energy sales.<\/p>\n
There are plans to reduce spending by RD$1.6 billion between May and December of this year. This is equivalent to US$43.74 million. One other measure will be to allow the direct purchase of fuel by the generators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Radhames Segura, vice president of the Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electricity Enterprises (CDEEE) has called on the executives of AES Dominicana to withdraw their embargoes on the electricity distributors. In a public statement yesterday, the CDEEE executive said that this measure, to which the AES has a right, is creating unrest in the energy sector. … <\/p>\n