SANTO DOMINGO.-As if it were an “expected chronicle” in the face of two events that surprised the population, such as the recent national electricity blackout and as a result of this, the paralysis of several stations of the Santo Metro, President Luis Abinader dismissed the administrator of the Dominican Electric Transmission Company, Martín Robles, and Rafael Santos Pérez, director of the Office for the Reorganization of Transportation.
Both officials were questioned about the effects of both events on the population, which received a hard blow and economic losses due to the blackout of almost a day without electricity service, and due to the inoperability of the emergency plant of the Santo Domingo Metro, which affected thousands of passengers, who were forced to continue on foot or ask for support to follow the route with the departure of the train. This Sunday Abinader surprised by appointing Alfonso Rodríguez Tejada as the new administrator of the ETED through Decree 653-25.
On the other hand, in OPRET, in charge of managing the Santo Domingo Metro, Jhael Isa Tavárez was appointed to replace Rafael (Rafa) Santos, via decree 652-25.
Path
Alfonso Rodríguez Tejada is an electrical engineer who graduated from Unapec, training that he complemented with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from CDEP University.
He has a master’s degree in Caterpillar Mechanics from the Institute of The Americas in Miami, Florida, and an MBA in Business Administration from Unapec; He is an auditor certified in ISO 9001, ISO 50001 and ISO 14001 standards, credentials that strengthen his technical and management profile.
His professional career includes functions as coordinator of electrical maintenance and cogeneration at Implementos y Maquinarias CxA, among others, as announced by the Presidency.
Jael Isa Tavarez
With the appointment of Isa Tavárez, the president expects a profound reorganization of the Integrated Transportation System, aimed at optimizing the planning, operation and sustainability of mass public transportation throughout the country.
Isa will serve, in an honorary capacity, as executive director of the Trust for the Development of the Mass Transportation System (Fitram), the entity responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the National Mass Public Transportation Network. Isa has a history linked to the development of mass transportation.
To date, he served as executive director of Fitram, where he supervised key projects such as the Santiago Monorail and Cable Car, as well as Lines 1, 2 and 3 of the SD Cable Car, which are part of the Integrated Transportation System.
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Jael Isa is a civil engineer graduated from Intec, he has a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering obtained at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York, through the prestigious Fulbright scholarship.
