Nizao, Peravia.— el President Luis Abinader He asked for excuses to the population for the blackouts That they have affected the country in recent days, while assuring that the government works in immediate and structural solutions to restore normality in the electrical service.
“I know the difficulties caused by the blackouts to the citizens and that is why I ask for excuses to the Dominican people,” said the president during a tour of the facilities of the Punta Catalina’s thermoelectric plantin Nizao, Peravia province.
Abinader explained that the output of operations from Punta Catalina, next to the plants Los Mina II and Sibarepresented about 15 % of the national demand, which at the time of the ruling exceeded 4,000 megawatts.
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However, he guaranteed that short -term measures have been taken to reduce the deficit and that in the next six months some 600 megawatts will be incorporated into the system.
The president said that tests are already carried out so that Punta Catalina can start generating energy from this Sunday, while Los Mina II and Siba They will also add progressively, which will reduce blackouts.
“My concern for people brought me to Punta Catalina,” said the Head of State at the end of the generator control room, where he was accompanied by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos Echavarría.
During the visit, Celso MarranziniGeneral Administrator of the Punta Catalina Electric Generation Company (EGEPC), explained to the president that the damage originated in a click of one of the boiler tubes.
He informed that after correcting the critical failure and performing quality control tests, new vulnerability points were detected in the structure, which are being repaired to guarantee the safety of the operation.
The Central Punta Catalina was service last Tuesday, August 12 and since then the technical teams work 24 hours to achieve their restart in the shortest possible time.
