Santiago.- The vice president of the Republic, Raquel Penaassured that the Government is actively working to determine the causes of the national blackout that affected the country for several hours, after a failure registered in a substation San Pedro de Macoris.
“The causes of this failure, which originated in a substation, are still being investigated. San Pedro de Macorís. The important thing is that all the technicians, under the direction of President Luis Abinader, immediately went to work to restore electricity throughout the national territory, and it was achieved in record time,” said Peña.
The statements were offered in Santiagoduring a follow-up meeting Citizen Security Planheaded by the vice president together with the minister Faride Rafulthe deputy attorney Jenny Berenice Reynosothe director of the National Police and other local authorities.
Electrical System Failure Committee will investigate the origin of the breakdown
The Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santosreported that this Wednesday at 10:00 in the morning will meet Electrical System Failure Committee to thoroughly investigate the causes of the blackout and evaluate the institutional response to the event.
The meeting, headed by Santos, will have the participation of representatives of the Electrical Cabinetthe Dominican Electric Transmission Company (ETED)the National Energy Commission (CNE)the Superintendence of Electricity, Edesur, EdeEste, EdeNorte and the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Plant.
The minister highlighted the immediate reaction of the president Luis Abinader and the vice president Raquel Penawho said they followed up on the event in real time until complete stabilization of the system.
Electrical system restored
At 2:20 a.m. Wednesdayhe National Interconnected Electrical System (SENI) was found 96% restoredwith all generating plants operating and the transmission network operating at 100% of its capacity, as reported by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
A preliminary report of the ETED indicates that the general blackout was caused by a breakdown in the transmission system in San Pedro de Macoríswhich generated a cascade output of several generating plants, including CESPM, Central Quisqueya, EDAC and AES Andrés.
Quick recovery
The Government valued the joint work of the technical teams of the electrical sector, who managed to restore service in a matter of hours, minimizing the impact on homes, hospitals and critical infrastructure.
“It was a coordinated and timely technical response that allowed the stability of the electrical system to be recovered in record time,” Minister Santos highlighted.
