The National Department of Investigations (DNI) has opened an investigation One of the causes that led to the chain shutdown of several power plants was revealed last night in official media.
A source to Listín Diario that for the DNI “the exit, at the same time, of several generating plants of the interconnected electrical system is suspicious and that they have caused blackouts in neighborhoods and towns of the country&rdquo ;.
“The DNI, as a national security body, tries to confirm whether it was for technical reasons or other causes that will come to light in the ongoing investigation. in progress”.
The source added that the blackouts, whose real cause will be investigated, have generated restlessness and restlessness in the population.
Availability
Meanwhile, the synchronized availability of energy< /strong> remained above 3,014 megawatts in the country yesterday, supplywhich covers consumption for the same amount, according to data from the Coordinating Body of the National Interconnected Electric System (OC-SENI).
However, it also maintains a power Unserved 221 megs, despite the fact that there is 12 mg of hot reserve and 183 mg of cold reserve. This allows inferring that there are faults or preventive maintenance or the EDES do not serve that generation.
The OC-SENI published a Scheduled power supply for the hours of the night of 2,778.10 megabytes, below the demand that some understand as a conservative figure, so how did it end the day.
Andrés Astacio, Executive Vice President of the Electricity Distribution Companies and Secretary of the Unified Council of the Electricity Distribution Companies: Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este, S.A. Edenorte Dominicana, S.A. and Edesur Dominicana, S.A., states that there is enough generation to cover a demand of 3,050 megabytes.
that due to the rains the power not served will be increased. lower, since maintenance now closes at 6:00.
Regarding AES’s announcement that the scheduled 120 mg would not enter yesterday, the EDES spokesperson explained that that this output will be covered with the actions adopted last Thursday by the authorities of the sector.
On Thursday, the authorities The electricity sector, headed by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Antonio Almonte, reported that 140 mg of private generators will enter and that, according to Astacio, is enough to cover about 3,150 megawatts.
AES removes 120 mg
According to a statement, the generator AES Dominicana was removed from the system to carry out maintenance and corrective repairs, prior coordination with the Coordinating Body of the Interconnected Electric System.
Informó; that scheduled maintenance for the 120-megawatt Dominican Power Partners (DPP) steam turbine is complete. delayed, so your re-entry into the system will need approximately 48 additional hours.
The Mina VII, which was also scheduled for this Monday, due to additional adjustments and rectifications, have momentarily delayed its re-entry into the system.
The Mina V is also in scheduled maintenance and its return is expected by the end of this week, he reported. AES Dominicana continues with its usual contribution to SENI.
Authorities
“For this Monday the electricity demand in the Republic satisfied because we are working for that, also in the government of President Luis Abinader what happened in past governments will not happen when they planned blackouts so as not to supply electricity”, he explained ; Antonio Almonte.
that the citizens will not have to pay for the hours without electricity that have passed, because the meters have not been sending the consumption and the distributor will not be able to pay for it. chargeless.
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