Santo Domingo. – The country’s major private power companies have created the Dominican Electrical Industry Association (ADIE), which seeks to “join efforts to continuously seek solutions and face the challenges the national electrical sector faces.”

ADIE’s primary target is to promote, through its members’ voluntary cooperation, the development, expansion and strengthening of all activities associated with the Dominican Republic energy sector, as part of fair competitiveness and ethical practices.

In a statement, ADIE president Marco de La Rosa said their efforts will include the study of the problems affecting the activities of the Dominican electrical market’s private actors, and work for the adoption and implementation of clear rules and policies coherent with its stability and healthy development.  “We have decided to unite as a sector because we understand that the solutions to the electrical industry’s problems aren’t the responsibility of one agent in particular, instead a commitment in which we must all contribute sustainable solutions.”

He said as a sector the ADIE assumes a commitment with the social work, to contribute by providing information and education in relation to the electrical sector.

De La Rosa, speaking during the new entity’s launch in the Hilton Hotel, said the ADIE also aims to maintain an effective communication channel and coherent position with the Dominican government’s electrical sector agencies, and collaborate with local and international organizations which support its development.

The organization, formed by companies linked to the country’s electrical business, is currently in the process of incorporation.

In addition to De La Rosa, who represents AES Dominicana, ADIE’s Board of Directors include Pastor Tito Sanjurjo, vice president, of EGE Haina; Marcos Cochón, treasurer, of Puerto Plata’s electric company CEPP; Otto González, secretary, of San Felipe; and as directors, Mark Hanson, of Palamara-La Vega; Armando Rodríguez, of Seaboard, and Roberto Camino of the company Laesa.