The output of Unit 1 of the Thermoelectric Power Plant Catalina Point for 45 days for maintenance was scheduled for this date due to registering a lower energy demand than other hotter months.
The central administration assured Free Journal that the output of Unit 1 since last Saturday will not represent an increase in blackouts.
“Power plants, like any piece of equipment, need”, every certain number of hours, “to be taken out of operation for a complete review and change of parts that have fulfilled their useful life,” George Reinoso, executive director of the Settlement Commission, explained yesterday. of the Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies and assistant to Celso Marranzini in the administration of Catalina Point.
At 5 pm yesterday, the declared availability of energy was 3,194.45 MW and the actual availability 2,935.76 MW, according to what was reported by the Coordinating Body of the National Interconnected Electric System.
“All the generators go out for maintenance in these months of lower demand precisely so as not to affect the service,” said Reinoso.
Catalina Point it has a gross installed capacity of 752 megawatts, distributed in two units and represents between 30 and 35% of the country’s electricity generation.
