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24-hour electricity not a dream

The vice-president of the State Electricity Companies (CDEEE), Celso Marranzini is optimistic that there could be days without blackouts forthcoming. He said that the 24th and the 25th showed that “the country could have 24-hour energy” not just on holidays if all sectors fulfilled their obligations. He said that the country has had bigger energy problems and has overcome them. He said that on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there was so much energy being produced that he ordered that the…

Dominicans look to Pemex for help

The Dominican Republic has asked Mexico for help with efforts to explore for oil and gas in its territory, the Caribbean nation’s economy minister said. Temistocles Montas said his country is totally dependent on foreign suppliers of gas and oil and therefore the search for these resources is an urgent policy matter. “The idea is to be able to reach agreements with the Mexican authorities,” said Montas, who did not rule out the involvement of state-owned Pemex, reported the Latin American Herald. “We…

Fernandez inaugurates natural gas plant

Image via Wikipedia President Leonel Fernandez cut the symbolic ribbon inaugurating a new natural gas plant at the Caucedo Energy Park yesterday. The plant was built by the SNG company (Soluciones Gas Natural SA), part of the Lama Business Group at a cost of RD$500 million. It is considered one of the most modern plants in the DR and the Caribbean. Company spokesman Mario Lama Hache predicted that the company would make considerable contributions to reducing dependence on oil-based fuel imports. Lama Hache…

2/3 of houses have no meters

Of the 2,730,285 houses counted in the country two years ago, 47% (1,117,789) did not have an electricity meter, while 33.3% (790,212) have a meter and 19.5% (462,284) pay a fixed rate. In other words, 66% of houses do not have meters. Image via Wikipedia Diario Libre reports that the data obtained from the National Survey of Income and Expenses in the Home 2007, carried out by the National Statistics Office (ONE), says that in individual houses (1,834,201) 574,426 have meters, and…