Time to head to San Jose de Ocoa....
Santo Domingo.- Though the announced major maintenance on two units of AES Dominicana’s power plants at Andres and Los Mina will mean 550 megawatts fewer energy until Tuesday 31, data from the National Interconnected Electric System’s Coordinating Organism (OC-SENI) also reveals that the facility Itabo I also faces difficulties, from a leak in one of its boilers.
Also of concern is the power barge Estrella del Mar, two units of the power company of San Pedro (CESPM), Haina 1 and 2, Falcondo 1, 2 and 3, as well as Puerto Plata 1 and 2.
But even if the data cited by news source listin.com.do portend a darker than expected weekend, the State Owned Power Company (CDEEE) affirms that the backup system’s units, including the hydroelectric dams, would mitigate the impact from the outages slated for the long weekend.
In response to reports that the use of those plants which use pricier fuels means a higher bill for consumers, the utility clarified that the power companies and the CDEEE would bear the extra the costs, since 90% of the energy is contracted long term at invariable prices, so the process doesn’t financially consumers.
Written by: josean, 27 Jan 2012 4:05 PM
From: United States, Show your Love for DR Vote AGAINST the PLD!
But we have a METRO dam it!
From: United States, Omnipresence
well, now that we've changed topics.....what the hell does a woman in a natural pool have to do with blackouts?...can ANYONE give me some relevancy here?
From: Dominican Republic, North Coast
watcher, without power and running water this whole weekend, the rivers will be are only source for bathing. Get in early........
Written by: RoyStone, 27 Jan 2012 6:05 PM
From: Australia
watcher48,
Would you prefer a library photo of a power-station? I agree, it's "Time to head to San Jose de Ocoa...."
Written by: RoyStone, 27 Jan 2012 6:06 PM
From: Australia
josean, you've been told twice today already!
Written by: antonio1, 27 Jan 2012 6:50 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
What’s the source for this news?....
Written by: antonio1, 27 Jan 2012 6:55 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
We being living with blackout for 50+ years….who cares?...Josean in Kingston?
Written by: RoyStone, 27 Jan 2012 7:23 PM
From: Australia
Josean, you dam rivers not Metros to generate electricity.
Written by: antonio1, 27 Jan 2012 7:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
La Presidente están fría como loco... That what matter the most
From: United States
The answer is without electricity it's so darm hot inside. So she.s cooling off any other suggestions why that picture
Written by: Grosero, 28 Jan 2012 7:19 AM
From: United States
They is why it's called a generator ---
It Generates Electrical Power! Duha
Written by: RoyStone, 28 Jan 2012 8:50 AM
From: Australia
No TV this weekend?
Another hike in the Dominican birthrate next October.
Written by: antonio1, 28 Jan 2012 5:38 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Av Santa Rosa, La Romana
You got it Roy!
Written by: VStar650, 29 Jan 2012 8:08 AM
From: Dominican Republic
It is never mentioned that the associated expenses i.e. refrigerated foods, gasoline fired generators and night-time security (exterior lighting) add far more consumer costs during the term of the blackouts. The temporary savings in lowered electric bills hardly compensate for the losses. Celso must get a handle on the largely antiquated system that loses and gives away more than it earns
I see the security and related health issues as the more important issues facing this battered population. This government frivolously loses billions of borrowed money. If only this one vital agency was to be run with a clear motive to profit others might follow suit.
Written by: RoyStone, 29 Jan 2012 9:50 AM
From: Australia
VStar650, in my view, the black-outs are an attempt to get people to pay their electricity bills rather than an way of conserving generation capacity. When running on batteries and inverters, people are very frugal with their consumption. However when the power returns, they waste it as fast as they can, to get someone-else's money's worth. There is no net saving.
Regardless, the power has been on more than usual this weekend in our village. However "the show's not over 'till the fat lady sings".
Written by: VStar650, 29 Jan 2012 12:23 PM
From: Dominican Republic
An observation that is not backed up by (local) economic sense RoyStone.
In five years I have invested in two expensive invertors destroyed by over-voltage spikes, two very expensive voltage regulators and a total of 16 heavy duty six volt batteries that usually deliver about 200 full recharge cycles before expiration. Most of that expiration has been due to lengthy periods without power, causing the batteries to require full recharge cycles. Had the blackouts been of some reasonable frequency the number of cycles may have been 600 33% cycles. I have spent 7% of my retirement income in the past five years trying to maintain a "basic" electrical usage lifestyle existence. It is not my intention to measure my capability to afford it but an intention to highlight the plight of the vast majority of Dominicans. The price of lamp-oil (kerosene) has risen four times in five years. Its sales have fallen drastically. Dominicans literally are living in the dark due to no fault of their own.
Written by: RoyStone, 29 Jan 2012 1:01 PM
From: Australia
VStar650, your story supports my argument. In a normal, civil, law-abiding society, the cost of your "basic" electrical usage would be less than what you have paid, while enjoying continuity of supply.
However Dominican entitlement mentality means the minority who pay, end up paying more, to subsidize the majority who pay little or nothing, and a sub-standard system prevails.
From: United States, NJ
Josean:
You definetly have a point when you said on this first article "but we have a METRO" absolutley correct .How is the metro being operated with out electric power? How do they take out so many units for maintanace at the same time,w/o back up? Why wasn't a power plant build exclusively for the METRO ? ALL These comes to any one's head when they come up with the blackout B/S!
Roy:
I think all these are political B/S, and for some one else to sell electric power.. If the people are stealing it ,just cut them off from the pole and put them in jaill if they don't pay.
VStar650:
Don't you think the cost of the inverers plus the bank of batteries gets out of hand after awhile since you said you have invested 7% of your retirement income.so far and more to come. Have you heard of lighting arrestors ,as well as voltage regulators with good RC network (resitor+capacitor network)?
Roy :
Now you see why ZONA FRANCA was a failure in a country w/o electricity.
Written by: RoyStone, 30 Jan 2012 12:33 PM
From: Australia
Thermo, are you talking about Barcelona's Metro line 9?
From: United States, NJ
Roy:
No ,am talking about our dear country 1 line metro to procure the 2nd some day in the far future!
So we say to our selves why did ZONA FRANCA leave the country to a better suited one, that could
supply electricity 24/7,such as Central America, W/O all the red tape and political kick-back and
cheaper labor ?
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
There has been electricity in the capital ,in all areas I hav evisited and in my hhome in zona colonial for all the time ,,,evern we have had good running water,,I noticed the rubbish collection has been behind schedule but what is new
Written by: VStar650, 31 Jan 2012 9:23 AM
From: Dominican Republic
MrThelmo. I admit that my learning curve has improved in 5 - years... The new high tech voltage regulator seems to respond quick enough to prevent most 160+ volt AC spikes. So the replacement equipment costs have stabilized but the regular replacement of the delicate energy saver florescent bulbs has not. Still the cumulative cost to flatten the stubborn curve was a shock... I may be the only resident in miles to own one..... battery replacement is still limited to the 200 FULL recharge cycles or the derivatives of the formula.... the new batteries are only 4-months old and may have a few months left... The past week alone has caused 2 full cycle per day on average... the math is simple... the new batteries await my order.
I fail to understand why the voltage surges after the AC source generator is switched to our part of the grid. Celso could look into that... my theory is the various suppliers of breakers,, bulbs and wire subsidize the person in charge of the switch....
From: United States, NJ
I assume the distribution voltage for the homes and offices is 120v and the frequency is 60herz.
I ask you this because in Europe it is 150v and 50herz, therefore any equipment used there needs an adaptor or else burns up the equipment in used .Any US ship uses US standard.
Written by: VStar650, 1 Feb 2012 9:46 AM
From: Dominican Republic
The house, the generator, the regulator and the inverter/charger are all indeed 120VAC, 60Hz.
The automatic transfer relay in the invertor fried last night when a 190 VAC spike, one that lasted for hours, occurred long after dark..... More rice and beans, and certainly No chicken as the weekly budget once again goes into arrears while my system is once again repaired. The society of Gremlins have obviously not enjoyed the string of my comments lately
Written by: RoyStone, 1 Feb 2012 9:53 AM
From: Australia
VStar650,
190 VAC is above the range of your voltage regulator?
From: United States, NJ
The step down xtransformer is definitele puting out voltage not called for ;See your distributor and have him fix the problem. For what i can see there is big problem with a steady 120v flat ,no spike, if the transformer is properly adjusted to put only that. DR generating and distribution system is not the most reliable one.
Written by: mrtibes, 1 Feb 2012 6:24 PM
From: United States
This is the most disgusting thing that goes on in the DR, how come there are no black outs in the turist areas is selective power out put of selective clients and F the rest. There are ports of Sub Saharah African nations who get more power thing the DR. From what I understand a French furm was suppose to of installed new generators and redoing the dam in the DR or I guess it was all a bunch of hot air or a lot of smoke up some body's butt.
Written by: RoyStone, 1 Feb 2012 8:20 PM
From: Australia
mrtibes asks, "how come there are no black outs in the turist areas"
Perhaps they pay their electricity bills?
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But we have a METRO dam it!
Would you prefer a library photo of a power-station? I agree, it's "Time to head to San Jose de Ocoa...."
It Generates Electrical Power! Duha
Another hike in the Dominican birthrate next October.
I see the security and related health issues as the more important issues facing this battered population. This government frivolously loses billions of borrowed money. If only this one vital agency was to be run with a clear motive to profit others might follow suit.
Regardless, the power has been on more than usual this weekend in our village. However "the show's not over 'till the fat lady sings".
In five years I have invested in two expensive invertors destroyed by over-voltage spikes, two very expensive voltage regulators and a total of 16 heavy duty six volt batteries that usually deliver about 200 full recharge cycles before expiration. Most of that expiration has been due to lengthy periods without power, causing the batteries to require full recharge cycles. Had the blackouts been of some reasonable frequency the number of cycles may have been 600 33% cycles. I have spent 7% of my retirement income in the past five years trying to maintain a "basic" electrical usage lifestyle existence. It is not my intention to measure my capability to afford it but an intention to highlight the plight of the vast majority of Dominicans. The price of lamp-oil (kerosene) has risen four times in five years. Its sales have fallen drastically. Dominicans literally are living in the dark due to no fault of their own.
However Dominican entitlement mentality means the minority who pay, end up paying more, to subsidize the majority who pay little or nothing, and a sub-standard system prevails.
You definetly have a point when you said on this first article "but we have a METRO" absolutley correct .How is the metro being operated with out electric power? How do they take out so many units for maintanace at the same time,w/o back up? Why wasn't a power plant build exclusively for the METRO ? ALL These comes to any one's head when they come up with the blackout B/S!
Roy:
I think all these are political B/S, and for some one else to sell electric power.. If the people are stealing it ,just cut them off from the pole and put them in jaill if they don't pay.
VStar650:
Don't you think the cost of the inverers plus the bank of batteries gets out of hand after awhile since you said you have invested 7% of your retirement income.so far and more to come. Have you heard of lighting arrestors ,as well as voltage regulators with good RC network (resitor+capacitor network)?
Roy :
Now you see why ZONA FRANCA was a failure in a country w/o electricity.
No ,am talking about our dear country 1 line metro to procure the 2nd some day in the far future!
So we say to our selves why did ZONA FRANCA leave the country to a better suited one, that could
supply electricity 24/7,such as Central America, W/O all the red tape and political kick-back and
cheaper labor ?
I fail to understand why the voltage surges after the AC source generator is switched to our part of the grid. Celso could look into that... my theory is the various suppliers of breakers,, bulbs and wire subsidize the person in charge of the switch....
I ask you this because in Europe it is 150v and 50herz, therefore any equipment used there needs an adaptor or else burns up the equipment in used .Any US ship uses US standard.
The automatic transfer relay in the invertor fried last night when a 190 VAC spike, one that lasted for hours, occurred long after dark..... More rice and beans, and certainly No chicken as the weekly budget once again goes into arrears while my system is once again repaired. The society of Gremlins have obviously not enjoyed the string of my comments lately
190 VAC is above the range of your voltage regulator?
Perhaps they pay their electricity bills?