The passing of the Tropical Storm Melissa In the Dominican Republic, it only affected 24 of the 592 electrical circuits, equivalent to 4.05% of the total, registering a national supply average of close to 98% and a served demand of 2,382 megawatts (MW).
Taken together, the three distribution companies of electricity (EDE) maintained 95.95% of the operational network during the incidence of the natural phenomenon, as reported by the Unified Council of the companies (CUED).
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“This behavior, unprecedented in the midst of an atmospheric phenomenon, reflects the progress in resilience and response capacity of the Dominican electrical system, the result of more planned, preventive and coordinated management among the distributors,” said CUED president, Celso Marranzini.
Marranzini announced that the results will be evaluated to document a new model of resilience operational, capable of sustaining energy stability even in the face of large-scale natural phenomena.
Demand for EDE
Edesur met an average demand of 731.3 MW and only 6.5 circuits out of service. The company attributed this performance to its contingency planwhich included preventive patrols and the early mobilization of technical brigades in the most exposed municipalities.
Edeeste responded to an average demand of 938.8 MWwith 10.2 circuits affected. The main incidents were concentrated in Boca ChicaLa Romana and San Pedro de Macorís, where the technical teams managed to restore service in record time, according to the CUED in a press release.
Meanwhile, Edenorte served an average demand of 712.5 MW and 7.5 circuits out of service, mainly in the provinces Duarte and Hermanas Mirabal, where the brigades managed to replenish the supply in a few hours.
