Overview
- The Dominican Electricity Transmission Company said shutdowns at units in San Pedro de Macorís and the Quisqueya Power Plant triggered a cascade across the grid.
- Santo Domingo’s metro and aerial cable cars stopped and trapped riders were evacuated, with some passengers walking through tunnels.
- Hospitals, banks and other major institutions ran on generators as many homes and small businesses remained without electricity.
- Officials had not provided a clear timetable for full restoration and the precise root cause was still under investigation.
- Weeks of lengthy outages were previously blamed on poor maintenance and illegal connections, underscoring structural weaknesses in the system.