Santo Domingo.– The former Dominican president, Danilo Medina (2012-2020) regretted this Wednesday the occurrence of two general blackouts (one on November 11, 2025 and another on February 23, 2026) in the country in less than four months and expressed hope that the Government can resolve the situation.
Medina, also president of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), stated that continuous power outages affect national production and project a negative image of the Dominican Republic abroad.
Impact on the economy and image of the country
“These blackouts harm production and offer a bad image of the country, because this news is spread throughout the world,” he declared when approached by journalists after a meeting at the PLD Presidential Office.
The former president considered that the first blackout should have served as a warning and said that he was surprised that another similar event was recorded in such a short time.
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Call to correct failures in the electrical sector
Medina urged the authorities of the electricity sector to face the existing problems and correct the failures that cause interruptions of that magnitude.
The statements were offered after a meeting with the National Executive Committee of the National Association of Agricultural Professionals (ANPA), headed by its president, Tito Hernandezalong with PLD leaders linked to the agricultural area.
