The president of the Unified Council of the Electricity Distributor companies (CEED), Celso Marranzinisaid Monday that the main challenge of the electrical system in the Dominican Republic is the reduction of losses in the sector.
During his participation in the weekly with the press, Marranzini said that an important part of the population still resists paying the electric service, which aggravates the financial deficit.
“Through the campaigns we have been developing, It is being understood that not paying the electricity service It is direct damage to the national budget, “said the official when President Luis Abinader He was consulted on the measures to reduce the deficit and asked him to answer.
He indicated that by 2027 a 10 % reduction in the losses of the three is expected state distributors: Edeeste, Edesur and Edenorte.
- Currently, the electric sector deficit It amounts to more than 1.7 billion dollars, of which approximately 850 million correspond to subsidies directly granted to consumers.
Marranzini stressed that during the last two years he has worked on the Modernization of electrical substationswhich will reduce service interruptions, especially during the months of greatest consumption.
“We are improving deteriorated networks. The great challenge remains to reduce losses, but also guarantee a Stable supplyespecially in times of high demand such as summer, “he explained.
Less blackouts since 2026
In that sense, he assured that by the summer of 2026 there are no electrical suspensions by overdexanda, thanks to the Investments in infrastructure and distribution that are already underway.
Greater investment
In turn, the president Luis Abinader He assured that this year the greatest investment in the Electric sector Of the last decades, which will significantly improve the quality of the service and reduce the deficit.
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“When we arrive at the government in 2020, we found many special transformers They needed to be replaced. That substitution is already being carried out, “said the president.
He explained that some Recent blackouts They are due to the overdemand that the network could not bear, but that this situation will change.
“Practically next year that disappears thanks to investments we are making“He said.
During the meeting, the president asked Marranzini what the Electrical service distribution in 2012.
The head of the CUED replied: “At that time we had four sectors: the a received 24 hours of energy, the B 20 hours, the C 16 hours and the D 12 hours. Today, 98 % of Users receives electricity continuously“
Before the answer, Abinader attributed him Increase in deficit to the Service improvementsince offering more energy hours also increases the system operating costs.
