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SANTO DOMINGO.- Dominican State-owned Power Companies (CDEEE) executive vice-president Radhamés Segura yesterday said as of April 20 the Government owes US$174 million to the private power suppliers.

Meanwhile blackouts as long as 15 hours continue across the country, with a 925 megawatt deficit as of 4:30 p.m. yesterday, when the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI) registered a demand of 2,033 MW, against a supply of 1,081 megawatts.

Segura said that on April, 20, 2008 the power companies were owed US$30.83 million.

The official admitted that the lag in the electrical generation stems from the fact that the coal-fired plants announced in 2006 have yet to materialize, and if they don’t begin construction this year it would be difficult for them to operate in 2012.

He said the multilateral organisms agree that the sector is in process of frank recovery. “They recognize the advance of the distributors, in power lines, hydro, the UERS, the focalization and have offered their help and collaboration and proposed measures to definitively break the curse or vicious circle the Dominican Republic has suffered by 50 years.”

Segura said a high level commission will go to Washington next week to discuss measures that entail financial assistance to finally solve the energy problem in the country.

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Written by: xwill7, 22 Apr 2009 9:23 AM
From: United States, Chicago
Lets fix the energy problem this year!
Written by: Franklin, 22 Apr 2009 9:52 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Why does the Government has to pay for the Electricity ?
The Dom. Republic has one of the highest Energy Prices in the World.
The Government has to start rounding up all the electricity thieves in the Country.
Nobody has the right to free Electricity !
There are entire Streets in the Capital who are not paying one cent, not mentioning hundreds
of villages all around the Country.
Every Party is afraid of picking up on this thieves because they decide who will be the next President. Almost 50 % of the generated Energy in this Country are stolen or not billed for.
Written by: xwill7, 22 Apr 2009 10:05 AM
From: United States, Chicago
There are also campos that pay a flat fee, but that only makes things worst because people don't care and leave the lights on 24/7
Written by: Patricia, 22 Apr 2009 10:09 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Believe it or not, in a side road next to independencia KM 12 they are doing business by charging Inversor batteries for 10 Peso overnight. Nobody pays electricity their.
Written by: xwill7, 22 Apr 2009 10:17 AM
From: United States, Chicago
I say a guy connecting his own electric cable after the electric company shut him down for not paying the light bill. He also does not pay for water, he rigged up a pipe for his apartment. Its a free for all
Written by: Belly, 22 Apr 2009 10:38 AM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco and Houston,Texas
What ever happened to the 10 yrs in Jail law for stealing electricity oh just like everyother law they forgot to enforce it and it just makes it a paper law.
Written by: juanb, 22 Apr 2009 10:57 AM
From: Dominican Republic
They should put that liar Segura in jail.
Written by: agibus This user is banned, 22 Apr 2009 11:57 AM
From: United States
Patricia is right .Dominican consumers feel sometimes they are in a big trap .Energy is essential but price is too high.Many governments always try but never resolve energy crisis.DR consumers have to think about .They have to by generator inversors batteries plus fuel and oil ad pay for maintenance.Heavy for the dominican family.Congess has to debate on it.Dominicans want alternative energy.Canada Cooporation Program can help in solar energy .In Guadalupe and Martinique,French department they use special carpet collector and everyday you can easyly remove it from the roof .Solutions to the attached glass panels cos' they can be robbed.Do not forget the DRrats.ok . wind energy is also a solution for costal regions.Lets work on it for good .And government can rise taxes on alcool cars restaurants even the metro.
Written by: letroudeballeGeneroso This user is banned, 22 Apr 2009 9:27 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Coal fired? You want us breath mercury and arsenate? What about the combusted soot? What are you going to do with it? What about the freaking CO2 and particulates that you will dump to the atmosphere? Where are we getting the charcoal from? Another raw material dependency?

Is the electrical deficit due to demand (2,000 Mega) higher than generaiton or money owed to the generation plants limits production? I don't understand the explanation from this supervisor!

Is this supervisor treathening the Dominican society by saying IF YOU DON'T PAY MORE BLACKOUTS?
Written by: glomarexplorer, 22 Apr 2009 11:06 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Pay the bills, just pay what you rightfully owe, it is the correct and moral thing to do. There is no free lunch, and Santa Claus doesn't really exist. Access to electricity is a privilege, not a right! We are not all entitled to it...those who can afford it, can have it. The rest will have to make do with lamps and candles, until they are able to afford electricity from their incomes and without govt redistribution of money.....that's just reality!
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