Radhames Segura. File photo.
Santo Domingo.- The Government today announced efforts to ease the energy crunch that has resulted in protests in several areas of the country, and the criticism of busniess and even the church.
State power companies (CDEEE) vice president Radhames Segura said the government negotiates the purchase of four barges in the Philippines and two others in Florida that would inject more than 260 megawatts to the electrical system.
He said the rebuilt power plant Puerto Plata II, which generates about 30 additional megawatts, went back on line Friday to help ease the supply shortage in the Cibao region (north), blamed on a drought in the zone, and aggravated by the shutdown of Puerto Plata’s San Felipe plant.
Segura said two other 138 megawatt power lines will be added to the system shortly, in addition to the 50 megawatts that the mine Falconbridge Dominicana contributes.
The official also described the Herrera industrialists as “hypersensitive,” for a recent complaint against the electricity supply, since they are fed 85 percent of the required energy, with a 3.5 megawatt “privileged circuit,” with interruptions averaging only 2.3 hours per day.
Whereas Electricity superintendent Francisco Méndez said the electric bill won’t increased in September, although the world price of fuel oil jumped from 93 to 106 dollars per barrel this month. “We are doing everything possible to keep the bill in September at the same level of price stability which it has had this August, with the government’s injection of 250 million dollars for the electrical subsidy.”
Written by: juanb, 25 Aug 2008 12:44 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Isn't this the same idiot that 3 weeks ago claimed there were no problems. Is anyone else stupid enough to believe this guy? He actually thinks it great that the blackouts to the manufacturing sector are ONLY 2.3 hours. What a dope. Leonel: Fire this fool and put someone in place who can do the job. Or is there no one in the world who can solve this problem.
Written by: Belial, 25 Aug 2008 12:45 PM
From: United States, Texas
The DR will never solve the problem of shortages and outages as long as the private sector, the lying and stealing bourgeoisie, is involved in the electricity industry.
Written by: skysail, 25 Aug 2008 1:02 PM
From: Holy See (Vatican City)
From: United States
negligent bill collection
Written by: BASTA, 25 Aug 2008 3:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic, = Ghetto-SPM-Barrio Blanco
stupid enough, yes = Dominicans= 92 % who voted for frick and frack.
Leo-nelly should fire himself.
From: United States
only 2.3 hours per day? is this guy on drugs? no business in the USA or europe would consider operating with 2.3 hours of outage. in the world of today, productivity is measure in fractions. it is measured in minutes, not hours. it is this devil may care approach to business which is going to cost us the opportunities to be selected as a favorable location to do business.
Written by: BLANCO, 25 Aug 2008 4:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic
this guy is nuts first the govt produces no electricity except hydroelectricity. the fuel oil is bought by the power providers who get 6 cents US per /kwh. if you have looked at your bill lately on the assumption your paying and not stealing you will see that you pay 27 cents US to the distributor edenorte/edesur, which are govt owned. something wrong here!!!!!
From: United States, Port Washington, LI (New York)
What happens is that PLD deputies don't wear Men's undervwear but "Victoria Secret" They are missing the big "Cojones".
Men are never borned but created.
If this is the kind of individual representing the country with big issues like electricity then Dominican Republic is "Fu.... .P".
Written by: Jander, 25 Aug 2008 7:17 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Gee do you think this may be one of the reasons there are blackouts..?
www.dr1.com
7. Many don't get power bills
About 35% of electricity consumers do not get billed by the Electricity Distributors (Edes), according to a study released by the Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electricity Companies CDEEE). The study shows that the losses in the areas do not belong to the Program for the Reduction of Blackouts (PRA), which reached 47.17%, about 7% more than in January, when losses were said to be 37%. This means that the EDEs' financial losses increased by 20% in the first five months of the year. In March, two months before the elections, the sector began to show the first signs of deterioration.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
what a place....you could not make it up....stranger than fiction
From: Dominican Republic
Dominican Repubic is best contry .. hahahaha ...
Written by: pontius, 25 Aug 2008 11:24 PM
From: United States
the dominican goverment should enter in a agreement with united states management to lease a nuclear moth balled ship to produce electricity. an electrical plant lthat could produce 200 MeV, a The Linac is capable of producing up to a 35 milliampere proton beam at energies up to 200 million The Linac is capable of producing up to a 35 milliampere proton beam at energies up to 200 million electron-volts (MeV) electron-volts (MeV)
From: United States
pontius, i see that you have joined the long, grey line of manhood which advocates nuclear power for the DR. forget it! think of what would happen if there was an accident. do you realistically believe that the DR has sufficient capacity to respond?
Written by: Ducado, 26 Aug 2008 8:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I have been here over 4 years. I have never received a bill. I always have to go to the office and ask. Right now we are getting (near Cabarete) just 3 or 4 hours per day. Yesterday we had a blackout for 12 hours. They say Puerto Plata is back on. Eden Norte tell me it will be another week at least. What a way to run a business.
From: United States
Ducado, get used to business as usual. every president claims he is going to have the problem resolved, but it only gets worse.this country probably has more standby generating equipment than normal generators.
Written by: gov12G, 26 Aug 2008 10:45 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I would appreciate if you make a comment about our country that you would take the time to actually visit and hear from the people from all classes what the core of the problems actually are.
G and Gov 12 Crew
Written by: davinci, 26 Aug 2008 10:50 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Very soon, all of this news about energy needs in the world will be OVER! Scientist known to me are working on an "all magnetic apparatus" to produce energy at a very cheap price. It will cost less than 4cents per kw.
From: United States
gov12G," the people from all classes " do not know what the core of the problems are. the " people from all classes" know that there is no service for the great majority of the time.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Davinci where can I send my investment dollars ? Nigeria you say ?.....hurry give me the address I dont want to be left behind like I was with Xerox....in those days I said " Nothing will replace carbon paper "
From: United States
Goulet, you will be receiving an e mail from a man in Lagos, Nigeria, in a few moments. something about a revolutionary process for delivering electricity.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Thanks for the heads up I am melting down the wifes jewelry as we speak
From: Dominican Republic
best contry por blackout si? hahahaha
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
truth stop sugar coating it and stop trying to conceal your feelings
Written by: Truth, 26 Aug 2008 2:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Gouletcolonial,
Good point made, good point taken.
Written by: jonbonz, 27 Aug 2008 12:43 AM
From: Dominican Republic, santo domingo part time afghanistan the rest
Written by: pontius, 25 Aug 2008 11:24 PM
From: United States
the dominican goverment should enter in a agreement with united states management to lease a nuclear moth balled ship to produce electricity. an electrical plant lthat could produce 200 MeV, a The Linac is capable of producing up to a 35 milliampere proton beam at energies up to 200 million The Linac is capable of producing up to a 35 milliampere proton beam at energies up to 200 million electron-volts (MeV) electron-volts (MeV)
Generally speaking a mothballed nuclear ship gets mothballed when the fuel rods are used up and it is considered not cost effective to refuel the ship. Generally speaking it is in the area of Billon dollars. Also the ship is designed for propulsion and does not have a great deal of Electrical generation out side its normal needs.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
jonbonz in theory this may work however is there a place where they have put this into practice? or is this from the desk of the mad scientist
Written by: jonbonz, 27 Aug 2008 8:02 AM
From: Dominican Republic, santo domingo part time afghanistan the rest
Like I said the nukes are designed for propulsion not power generation. Also there are the real terrorist threats because the nuke ship would have to be berthed at a port. The cost of refueling the ship would be over whelming. Plus you would have to have a crew to leave port on stand by in case on bad weather. Now in the mean time just because the vessel is mothballed does not mean it is obsolete. So another words you would have a nuclear powered US navy vessel needing a crew of around 150 on standby just have minimal manning and of course the maintenance on all the equipment unrelated to power production All for maybe 2 or 3 MW So that means the people manning the plant would have to be cleared at least secret or better by the US military.
My previous comment was meant to dissuade the idea not endorse it.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
right in other words it would be less expensive and safer to move the Hoover Dam to La Vega.......Pontius take note or we will release Dread to beat on you some more
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Leo-nelly should fire himself.
Men are never borned but created.
If this is the kind of individual representing the country with big issues like electricity then Dominican Republic is "Fu.... .P".
www.dr1.com
7. Many don't get power bills
About 35% of electricity consumers do not get billed by the Electricity Distributors (Edes), according to a study released by the Dominican Corporation of State-owned Electricity Companies CDEEE). The study shows that the losses in the areas do not belong to the Program for the Reduction of Blackouts (PRA), which reached 47.17%, about 7% more than in January, when losses were said to be 37%. This means that the EDEs' financial losses increased by 20% in the first five months of the year. In March, two months before the elections, the sector began to show the first signs of deterioration.
G and Gov 12 Crew
Good point made, good point taken.
From: United States
the dominican goverment should enter in a agreement with united states management to lease a nuclear moth balled ship to produce electricity. an electrical plant lthat could produce 200 MeV, a The Linac is capable of producing up to a 35 milliampere proton beam at energies up to 200 million The Linac is capable of producing up to a 35 milliampere proton beam at energies up to 200 million electron-volts (MeV) electron-volts (MeV)
Generally speaking a mothballed nuclear ship gets mothballed when the fuel rods are used up and it is considered not cost effective to refuel the ship. Generally speaking it is in the area of Billon dollars. Also the ship is designed for propulsion and does not have a great deal of Electrical generation out side its normal needs.
My previous comment was meant to dissuade the idea not endorse it.