Santo Domingo, DR.- The minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos Echavarría explained this Thursday that, for the second time in the month of August, the country registered another record in the maximum demand supplied for energy, reaching 3,729 megawatts, surpassing in a 8.9 % the figure recorded in the same period last year, when it was located at 3,422.69 megawatts.
“As of Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the maximum demand of the National Interconnected Electric System reached 3,729 megawatts, This being the second peak recorded in the month; the first was last week, when maximum demand reached 3,690.65 megawatts,” he said.
The energy injected into the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI) was 80.86 GWh, for a cumulative total of the month of 2,168 GWh, recording a maximum demand supplied of 3,729 megawatts.
In this regard, Santos Echavarría reiterated that the Government is working on actions aimed at diversify the generation matrixas well as increasing the generation available under competitive contracting schemes.
