Santo Domingo. - The Dominican industries grouped in the AIRD Tuesday said the Government’s decision to buy 6 power-plant barges to increase electricity generation in the Cibao region will not solve the country’s energy problem.
AIRD president Manuel Diez said all sectors need to deal with the country’s electrical crisis to quickly find solution to the problem that affects the population and the productive system. “It must be a priority that we sit down to thoroughly discuss the subject of the electrical crisis because the solution isn’t as simple as buying power generation barges.”
He said the measure announced by Radhamés Segura, vice-president of the State-owned electrical companies, “will perhaps improve the problem a little, but the solution to the electrical subject is a very complex and is solved neither in the short term nor with simple measures.”
Diez said after raw materials, electricity is the highest cost for some of the country’s productive sectors, and combined with long blackouts and instability in the energy supply, is a serious problem for manufacturers and production in general.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas Mahogany Run
more of these stinkin polluting floating barrges from that dirtbag company SEABOARD
From: United States, Houston
If they know that the issue will not be solved by the barges, why buy them. They should invest in a power generation facility that will produce what they need. I know from some of my previous discussion in getting work in the DR that one of the requirements for the Pueblo Veijo mine is that they will build a power plant for the mine with enough excess to go to Barahona. It has been my experience that most refineries have thier own power production facilities and sell or donate excess to the local system, apparently that is not happening either. You would think that this problem would be easily resolved. The innefficient manner in which the distribution occurs, the allowed theft of the power, illegal connections etc, etc, are the bane of this country.
Written by: juanb, 27 Aug 2008 11:47 AM
From: Dominican Republic
If you owned a business and shipped 100 items per day and only received payment for 65, how long do you think you would stay in business? You can't run an electric company and allow 35%of the customers to not pay, either.
It is the same problem that we face in every facet of life here. THERE ARE LAWS BUT THERE IS NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ANY SORT.
Written by: BLANCO, 27 Aug 2008 12:11 PM
From: Dominican Republic
as my lawyer friend once said" the law is only a guideline" there is no law here or justice
From: Dominican Republic
This proposed purchaseof the 6 power producing barges will be a disaster in themaking. No doubt theywill require a great deal of maintenance after being brought from the Phillipines, through the Panama Canal andput into place so that production may be acquired from them. They are diesel powered so the cost of operation will still be high. On top of that, this purchase will no doubt equate to a huge "COMMISSION" for a brother-in-law or some other relative or close acquaintances of some officials.
Just another "cluster f**k by the Government inefficient Ministers.
TB
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 1:05 PM
From: United States, Texas
The enegy sector in the Dominican Republic has traditionally been, and still is, a bottleneck to the country's capitalist growth. A prolonged electricity crisis and ineffective remedial measures have led to a VICIOUS CYCLE of regular blackouts, generation companies under massive and usurious Wall Street debt, high operating costs of the distribution companies, large transmission losses, other losses including electricity theft through illegal connections, high retail tariffs to cover these inefficiencies, low bill collection rates, a significant fiscal burden for the government through direct and indirect subsidies, and very high costs for consumers as many of them have to rely on expensive alternative self-generated electricity.
Now, the omniscient comprador bourgeoisie, grouped in the AIRD, groveling to the US imperialists, discover ... what do you know ... that 6 relatively cheap generation barges won't solve ALL of these problems overnight .
Wow! What insight.
From: United States
behind every cloud there is a silver lining. at least some politico will make a hefty COMISION, and an auto dealer will sell a jeepeta. can you say Multiplier Effect?
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 1:31 PM
From: United States, Texas
In 2006, the electricity sector in Nicaragua suffered a serious crisis, with 4–12-hour blackouts that affected virtually the whole country.
Among other measures in 2007, Nicaragua, again uder the proletarian leadership of the revolutionary Sandinistas, installed over 70 of these generation shipping containers with Cuban and Venezuela assistance under ALBA, reducing the blackouts by 80% in frequency and duration.
The emergency situation improved in 2007 due to the installation by Cuban engineers of 60 MW of diesel generation capacity [powerful hi-tech plants enclosed in porrtable shipping containiers] financed by Venezuela.
In the DR, there are for sure real problems with transmission and distribution, but the fundamental or determinative problem is generation. If you can't generate enough juice, transmission and distribution can't solve the problem.
Written by: juanb, 27 Aug 2008 1:35 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Any of those respectful Cubans happen to kick someone who disagreed with them in the face?
From: United States
whaaaa???????
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 1:40 PM
From: United States, Texas
In the DR, 86% of generation capacity is privately owned (excluding self-generation), and 14% is publicly owned.
The bourgeoisie in the private sector, like all lousy reactionaries pass the buck for its prolong failures and incurable incompetence on to the state, claiming the 14% holdings of the state disrupts the private operations.
The lying rats.
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 1:49 PM
From: United States, Texas
The Cuban people have eliminated blackouts and owns their energy sector.
Venezuela is kicking the foreign bourgeoisie out of energy sector and the situation for the consumers is improving greatly.
Nicaragua bosses and commands the private bourgeoisie who were given free of charge the electrical sector under the previous bourgeois regimes in 1990s. The bourgeoisie doesn't play games with the Sandinistas who have returned to power. When Daniel tells bourgeoisie to do something, they better do it or else get out of Nicaragua.
LF should show the bourgeoisie where to go if it doesn't mind him.
From: United States, Houston
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 2:34 PM
From: United States, Texas
In the DR, generation experienced a 7.7% annual increase between 1996 and 2004. However, between 2004 and 2006, there has been an average annual decrease of about 10% in total electricity generated in the DR.
The generators, especially AES, blame the transmitters and distributors for all the shortages.
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 3:02 PM
From: United States, Texas
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/3403Electricity Restored After Massive Blackout in Half of Venezuela
May 1st 2008, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
Power outage caused massive trafic jams in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. (El Universal)
Mérida, April 30, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- A forest fire near a major power distributor in Venezuela’s Guarico state was the principal cause of a massive power outage that affected 17 of Venezuela’s 23 states for a day, the Venezuelan Energy and Petroleum Minister, Rafael Ramirez, announced Wednesday afternoon.
At approximately 4 pm Tuesday afternoon, rising temperatures from the fire triggered the automatic shutdown of the transmitter that connects the Guri hydroelectric facility to the central and western regions of Venezuela.
ooooo
Friends of imperialism use this isolated incident to score propaganda points as the proletarians seize power and the means of production in the energy sector of Venezuela.
From: United States, Houston
From: United States, Houston
Very good,
Now read the aricles that are done in country not here in the US by a group that vehemently back Chavez. The ones that I cite are local newspapers reported by locals about local matters. Does the SIZE of the event not strike you as strange,
"Electricity Restored After Massive Blackout in Half of Venezuela"
The articles as listed I above are from the last week and this week not from April of this year.
From: United States, Houston
Belial,
You know I used to read venezuelanalysis.com some time back and VHeadline as well, until I realized what I was living while in Venezuela and what they were reporting were two entirely different things. Here is how you open your eyes to the truth.
1. Plane Houston-Caracas (continental has one direct flight per day) Once arriving in the country travel away from the capitol. Pto la Cruz, Cumana, Mautrin, Parriguan
2. Tell them you are American and completely 100% back Chavez and his programs.
3. Run as fast as you can to get back to Caracas.
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas Mahogany Run
belial get a good @ss kickin.....hugo stooge and bootlicker run out of town on a rail
Written by: Belial, 27 Aug 2008 10:59 PM
From: United States, Texas
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas Mahogany Run
Belial is that like the truth as in "can you handle the truth "or like the truth in the Soviet/Russian newspaper Pravda
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas Mahogany Run
Belial do me a favor and dig up the dirt on the Dirtbag company Seaboard who presently supply the barges in the Ozama....they are the worst example of capitalism run amok they are also giants in the pork industry...that figures because they are swine
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas Mahogany Run
Belial I checked out your websites....what a way to make a living writing that rubbish ...how long have you been doing that kind of work
From: United States, Houston
Belial,
Those too are sponsored by government entities that espouse the good will and programs that the current government is said to be achieving. Below is a newspaper article form a local paper today that states that in the area of Lecherias, Puerto la Cruz there have been 5 blackouts in 6 days. Not bad for a Gvt. owned system of distribution, generation, and collection. BTW this area has a high concentration of "wealthy people" living there that have meters on the homes who pay the bills. Imagaine what it is like for the people who steal the service.
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161909And here is an article on the severe deteriotion of the two Social Security hospitals in the zone. Even the doctors are quoted as saying "if they say we have the resources, why do they not fix things.
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161897BTW one of the hospitals went a month recently without A/C
From: United States, Houston
My daughter when she was about 1 1/2 developed a skin reaction and we took her to the IVSS (instituto venezolono seguero social) hospital in Guaraguaro. Before we left home my wife collected some sheets and a pillow for use on the bed. After she was seen by the doctor I was handed a list of medications that I needed to purchase since the hospital has none. WHat kind of hospital is that, where you have to bring your own bed linens and buy your own medications. The system of IVSS is what all companies must pay into for thier employess. And I can tell you, having signed the checks on a monthly basis to IVSS, where was the money?. Surely not in the hospital system. The IVSS system is a government run program-Socialism at work
From: United States Virgin Islands, St Thomas Mahogany Run
Tex save your energy I really do believe he is a paid stooge who writes english versions of Granma etc
Written by: Belial, 28 Aug 2008 10:01 AM
From: United States, Texas
From: United States, Houston
Belial,
Once again, WRONG.
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/diario/junta_directiva.aspThe directing committe by name, the paper just celebrated its' 40 anniversary. The influance of the United states in Venezuela began a little after that and in Maricaibo with the discovery of oil in the lake. The orinoco region did not become important until about 10 years ago. They are located on exactly opposite sides of the country.
From: United States, Houston
What you surely inplied was "mine are US based, yours are US backed, so they are all correct, and yours are probably more correct as they cover in-depth local issues and mine only offer a political overview as stated by the government"
Surley that is what you meant.
From: Dominican Republic
I wonder what theIRS would say if Belial were reported as an 'Agent Provocatuer'??
Bet he'd have a hard time explaining all those checks and money orders from Cuba and Venezuela, now wouldn't he, or is he alredy registered as a foreign agent?
A proper, indepth investigation by the FBI just might reveal a number of subversive activities about him. Eh Wot?
TB
From: Dominican Republic
Texasshoe;
Why don't you make a trip to the local FBI Office and take a few of Belials postings with you, then ask them to look into the man's background and current employment and activity record?
They just might uncover some incriminating things about him. Then he can be eliminated legally.
Sure would make these blogs shorter.
TB
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It is the same problem that we face in every facet of life here. THERE ARE LAWS BUT THERE IS NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ANY SORT.
Just another "cluster f**k by the Government inefficient Ministers.
TB
Now, the omniscient comprador bourgeoisie, grouped in the AIRD, groveling to the US imperialists, discover ... what do you know ... that 6 relatively cheap generation barges won't solve ALL of these problems overnight .
Wow! What insight.
Among other measures in 2007, Nicaragua, again uder the proletarian leadership of the revolutionary Sandinistas, installed over 70 of these generation shipping containers with Cuban and Venezuela assistance under ALBA, reducing the blackouts by 80% in frequency and duration.
The emergency situation improved in 2007 due to the installation by Cuban engineers of 60 MW of diesel generation capacity [powerful hi-tech plants enclosed in porrtable shipping containiers] financed by Venezuela.
In the DR, there are for sure real problems with transmission and distribution, but the fundamental or determinative problem is generation. If you can't generate enough juice, transmission and distribution can't solve the problem.
The bourgeoisie in the private sector, like all lousy reactionaries pass the buck for its prolong failures and incurable incompetence on to the state, claiming the 14% holdings of the state disrupts the private operations.
The lying rats.
Venezuela is kicking the foreign bourgeoisie out of energy sector and the situation for the consumers is improving greatly.
Nicaragua bosses and commands the private bourgeoisie who were given free of charge the electrical sector under the previous bourgeois regimes in 1990s. The bourgeoisie doesn't play games with the Sandinistas who have returned to power. When Daniel tells bourgeoisie to do something, they better do it or else get out of Nicaragua.
LF should show the bourgeoisie where to go if it doesn't mind him.
"Venezuela is kicking the foreign bourgeoisie out of energy sector and the situation for the consumers is improving greatly."
You will find four articles from a newspaper located in Puerto la Cruz on the N.E. Coast about 20 miles from one of the largest refining centers in Venezuela. They are all about the shortages of electricity, constant blackouts or just downright shutoffs. The electric generating sector of Venezuela was expropriated in the first wave of Socialism in 2004 and hence you can see the results
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161389
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161558
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161680
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=160970
The generators, especially AES, blame the transmitters and distributors for all the shortages.
Electricity Restored After Massive Blackout in Half of Venezuela
May 1st 2008, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
Power outage caused massive trafic jams in Venezuela's capital of Caracas. (El Universal)
Mérida, April 30, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- A forest fire near a major power distributor in Venezuela’s Guarico state was the principal cause of a massive power outage that affected 17 of Venezuela’s 23 states for a day, the Venezuelan Energy and Petroleum Minister, Rafael Ramirez, announced Wednesday afternoon.
At approximately 4 pm Tuesday afternoon, rising temperatures from the fire triggered the automatic shutdown of the transmitter that connects the Guri hydroelectric facility to the central and western regions of Venezuela.
ooooo
Friends of imperialism use this isolated incident to score propaganda points as the proletarians seize power and the means of production in the energy sector of Venezuela.
http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/especiales/25174
Another on free food for the poor, the program lasted 2 weeks and they have given no more;
http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/25226
An article from a Nicaguaran goverment agency AGAINST ALBA as he says its all talk and no delivery;
http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/25231
And another on the food shortages experienced by the poor,
http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/25241
An article on the price of fuel sold to farmers, but wait does not Hugo basically give petroleum products to Daniel, oh thats right he resells it a world market value to his own people, how benevolent is that;
http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/economia/25183
One on electricity shortages experienced in Nicaguara
http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2006/06/21/economia/22305
All of this brought to you by Hugo & Daniel your local Socialist idoits
Now read the aricles that are done in country not here in the US by a group that vehemently back Chavez. The ones that I cite are local newspapers reported by locals about local matters. Does the SIZE of the event not strike you as strange,
"Electricity Restored After Massive Blackout in Half of Venezuela"
The articles as listed I above are from the last week and this week not from April of this year.
You know I used to read venezuelanalysis.com some time back and VHeadline as well, until I realized what I was living while in Venezuela and what they were reporting were two entirely different things. Here is how you open your eyes to the truth.
1. Plane Houston-Caracas (continental has one direct flight per day) Once arriving in the country travel away from the capitol. Pto la Cruz, Cumana, Mautrin, Parriguan
2. Tell them you are American and completely 100% back Chavez and his programs.
3. Run as fast as you can to get back to Caracas.
oooo
What about the
VIO
http://www.rethinkvenezuela.com/index.html
and
ABN?
http://www.abn.info.ve/ver.php?lee=17
Those too are sponsored by government entities that espouse the good will and programs that the current government is said to be achieving. Below is a newspaper article form a local paper today that states that in the area of Lecherias, Puerto la Cruz there have been 5 blackouts in 6 days. Not bad for a Gvt. owned system of distribution, generation, and collection. BTW this area has a high concentration of "wealthy people" living there that have meters on the homes who pay the bills. Imagaine what it is like for the people who steal the service.
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161909
And here is an article on the severe deteriotion of the two Social Security hospitals in the zone. Even the doctors are quoted as saying "if they say we have the resources, why do they not fix things.
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/noticias/default.asp?id=161897
BTW one of the hospitals went a month recently without A/C
oooo
A newpaper sponsored by the US government
Once again, WRONG.
http://www.eltiempo.com.ve/diario/junta_directiva.asp
The directing committe by name, the paper just celebrated its' 40 anniversary. The influance of the United states in Venezuela began a little after that and in Maricaibo with the discovery of oil in the lake. The orinoco region did not become important until about 10 years ago. They are located on exactly opposite sides of the country.
Surley that is what you meant.
Bet he'd have a hard time explaining all those checks and money orders from Cuba and Venezuela, now wouldn't he, or is he alredy registered as a foreign agent?
A proper, indepth investigation by the FBI just might reveal a number of subversive activities about him. Eh Wot?
TB
Why don't you make a trip to the local FBI Office and take a few of Belials postings with you, then ask them to look into the man's background and current employment and activity record?
They just might uncover some incriminating things about him. Then he can be eliminated legally.
Sure would make these blogs shorter.
TB