PLD accuses the Government of “shutting down the country”; they propose urgent measures

Santo Domingo.– The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) denounced this Monday that the country is facing a serious electricity crisis as a result of the “inefficiency and poor planning” of the Government of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). In a press conference that included the participation of the former executive vice president of the Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies, Rubén Jiménez Bichara, the opposition organization stated that the prolonged blackouts have become a burden for families and businesses, causing setbacks of up to “20 years ago” in the daily lives of Dominicans.

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“The people don’t understand stories or megawatts, what they know is that before, with the PLD, there was stable electricity, and today, with the PRM, they live in the dark”, they pointed out about the energy stability achieved in 2020 and which they consider has been lost under the current administration. The PLD also denounced that the losses in the Electricity Distribution Companies (EDEs) went from 27% in 2020 to more than 42% in 2024, representing a deficit of nearly $1.8 billion. “That is equivalent to five million dollars a day that the people pay with more taxes, more debt and more sacrifices,” he said. The organization recalled that, thanks to the vision of its governments, the Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant today sustains the national electricity system and warned that without this plant “the country would be in total collapse.” Faced with this scenario, the PLD proposed eight urgent measures to overcome the crisis, including improving the operation of Punta Catalina, guaranteeing transparent natural gas contracts, auditing electricity agreements, planning the incorporation of renewable energies, and building a second plant at Punta Catalina. Finally, the opposition party reiterated its commitment to accompany the people in what it called a “just fight against blackouts.” “The country does not need more excuses or propaganda, it needs real solutions. The PLD has already shown that it knows how to guarantee a stable, efficient, and dignified service,” they concluded.