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Dominican Republic Hit by Nationwide Blackout After Transmission Fault, ETED Says

Power remains cut nationwide with specialist crews working to restore service.

Overview

  • The state grid operator reported a full outage in the early hours of November 12 and attributed it to a fault in the transmission system.
  • ETED said the initial failure occurred at power plants of two companies located in the eastern part of the country.
  • The disruption triggered a cascade that took additional generation units offline, including the AES Andrés gas-fired plant in the south.
  • The company announced the incident on its social media accounts and said specialist crews have been deployed to expedite repairs.
  • No timeline for full restoration was provided, and electricity service remained fully disconnected at the time of the report.