The President Luis Abinader explained Thursday that recent blackouts In different areas of the country they obey the combination of three factors: the sustained increase in electrical demand, the temporary output of several generating plants by maintenance and the effects of sargasso In generation facilities.
The president recalled that national maximum demand went from some 2,730 megawatts in August 2020 to around 4,000 megawatts in August 2025, an increase that described as significant and attributed to the high temperatures This season.
“Imagine that exasperating heat there is,” he said when justifying the impact of the climate on the energy consumption.
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On the second element, he pointed out that several plants have had operation for processes of maintenance programmed, what has temporarily reduced lA Available System Capacity. To this is added, he said, the massive arrival of sargassowhich affects the operation of generators who use sea water for cooling.
“That’s why yesterday the mobility. We are doing everything possible to go gradually eliminating And second that mobility“Abinader said, referring to FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SERVICE.
The president said that, even at the worst moment of the previous day, the country received 91 % of Electric coverageaccording to Official statistics. He reiterated that his government is aware and concerned about the situation, and promised to continue working “day by day” to normalize the supply as soon as possible
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