The Minister of Energy and Mines, Antonio Almonte , reported yesterday that from this Friday four private plants will come into operation to supply 410 megawatts to the energy sector, until the plants that are out of service for maintenance >and “unforeseen failures”
These private plants are Quisqueya 1 owned by Barrick Gold, Falcondo, Estrella del Mar and Sultana del Este.
“For this Monday the demand for electrical energy in the Republic will be reduced. Satisfied because we are working for that, also in the government of President Luis Abinader, what happened in past governments who planned blackouts to not supply electricity will not happen, “he explained. Almonte.
Similarly, he reported thatcitizens will not have to pay for the hours without electricity that have passed, because the meters have not been sending the consumption and therefore the distribution company will not be able to pay for it. charge for energy that has not been supplied.
“These measures will not be expensive for the Government, but it will be costly. a cheaper measure, since private companies are helping the Government”, he said.
The Minister of Energy and Mines blamed the to the past administration of the recent blackouts, pointing out that this left an “electrical system without reservations and with multiple deficiencies.
“The past administration did not plan I don’t even work on time”, Almonte said.
remembered that the electrical failure throughout the country is due to the outage of more than four electrical plants.
Almonte said that the Ministry of Energy and carrying out several tenders to create various ways to supply the energy of the Republic, among these is a gas plant “without the Government investing a penny”, and the implementation of 800 megawatts as a reserve for the country .
“We will create this system so that, just like in developed countries, when a plant goes out of operation, these alternative ways can replace them and make blackouts a thing of the past,” said the minister.
< strong>The Minister of Finance, José; Manuel (Jochi) Vicente, assured that the blackouts are not due to outstanding debts with electricity generators.
Burnt tires, stones and broken glass were the clear evidence of the demonstrations held yesterday in various sectors of the capital seeking to be heard about the current blackouts throughout the national territory.
Blame the previous government
The Minister of Energy and Mines reiterated that that today’s blackouts are the fault of the past administration that neither planned nor worked on time for the installation of new generation unitsdespite the fact that it is known that in an expanding society such as the Dominican one, the demand for electricity grows between 3% and 5% annually.
indicated that yesterday afternoon and night the supply of energy improved, due a that about 100 megawatts from Quisqueya 1, from Barrick, 100 MW from Falcondo and about 60 MW from Sultana del Este. Over the weekend, the Estrella del Mar 3 generator will start operations. the income of an additional 150 MW.
Indicates this; in advanced phase and will also be awarded. this year one that the tender to put into operation 800 megas of various plants, in addition to another 800 megas in Manzanillo.
Communiqué< br /> In August 2020, says a statement from Energy and Mines, “we received an electrical system without reserves, so if a plant went out of operation for routine maintenance or due to a breakdown, At that time, there was a generation deficit.
The following year, due to the post-pandemic economic recovery, the demand for energy increased. shot to record levels and to deal with this situation the Government launched An emergency tender for 400 new megawatts will be produced in the system between July and October of this year.