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Santo Domingo.- The president of the Unified Council of Electricity Distribution Companies (CUED), Celso Marranzini, assured this Friday that the national electricity system is stable after the effects of the tropical storm Melissa, which affected a large part of the Dominican territory with heavy rains and gusts of wind.
During his call to a televised program, Marranzini reported that 99% of the electrical demand is being supplied, thanks to the rapid response of the distributors and the logistical foresight that allowed having enough materials for the repairs.
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“The electrical system is completely stable. We are supplying 99% of the demand and we must recognize the effort of the managers, directors and all the staff of the distributors,” declared Marranzini. The official explained that the most affected areas were Gran Santo Domingo, Baní, San Cristóbal, Barahona, La Romana and San Pedro de Macorís, where specific failures were recorded, although the majority have already been corrected. “Today the system is totally stable, there are only small failures in some circuits still flooded,” he specified. Marranzini highlighted that the stability of the service was due to the fact that the CUED took precautions in advance, ensuring the inventory of cables, transformers and poles necessary to respond to any contingency. “We have had all the necessary inventory, and that has made it possible to quickly replace the damaged equipment”, he pointed out.In response to a question from the program panelist about whether the high level of supply was due to lower demand because of the population's confinement during the storm, Marranzini clarified that it was not. “The fact that there is less demand has nothing to do with the percentage of satisfaction. There is enough generation and few breakdowns”, he pointed out.
Finally, journalist Luisín Mejía Oviedo positively assessed the information and acknowledged the importance of the system having materials available to address emergencies. “It's good that the materials are there, because that's another detail: that the warehouses are not devoid”, Mejía said.
