An blackout of almost six hours this Tuesday affected sectors such as Beijing, Hoya del Caimito, Gurabo, The Metropolitan Gardens, Matanza, the Historic Center and others from the city of Santiago of the Knights.
The power outage occurred in the morning hours and lasted until 4:00 in the afternoon.
The blackouts that have been registered in the city of Corazón, as well as in the rest of the demarcations of the North region of the country in recent days have caused a general malaise among the users of the service offered by the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Edenorte).
In the case of the Matanzas sector, south of Santiagoresidents burned tires and threw debris on public roads in rejection of service interruptions.
The demonstrators called for the dismissal of the general manager of Edenorte, Andres Cuetowho they call “inoperative”.
They questioned that the official is campaigning in the streets seeking to be re-elected as president of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in Santiagowhen it has not been able to regulate the service.
While this was happening to the south of the city, in the Historic Center, there was traffic chaos due to the lack of traffic lights and police officers. General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transport (Digeset) that regulate the passage of vehicles.
In addition to Santiagoin provinces such as La Vega, Puerto Plata, Montecristi, Valverde, Sánchez Ramírez and Dajabón are also “to the cry to the sky” for the prolonged blackouts.
Explanation of Edenorte
From the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Edenorte) recalled, through their Twitter account, that for a few days several generators have ceased their activities for maintenance. For this reason, in their concession area they have seen the need to alternate some circuits with power interruptions.
