"Power was restored in parts of the Dominican Republic on Tuesday after a countrywide outage hit earlier in the day and brought the country to a standstill, officials said. Generation units in San Pedro de Macoris and the Quisqueya Power Plant shut down, triggering a domino effect at other transmission and generation plants, according to the Dominican Electricity Transmission Company, a decentralized state agency."
"The national power system was being gradually restored following a failure at 1.23 p.m. local time (1723 UTC) at the San Pedro I substation, which triggered the blackout, the state power company said in a statement, citing Energy and Mines Minister Joel Santos Echavarria. Some 15% of the system has been restored, according to Energy Minister Joel Santos. "We currently have over 527 megawatts generating power, representing more than 15% of the national demand, and this number will continue to increase as the stabilization process progresses, Echavarria said during a press conference held at the Energy Control Center.""
Generation units in San Pedro de Macoris and the Quisqueya Power Plant shut down, triggering a domino effect across other transmission and generation plants. A failure at the San Pedro I substation at 1.23 p.m. local time caused a nationwide blackout that brought the country to a standstill. Mass transit systems, including aerial cable cars and the Santo Domingo metro, were disrupted and some passengers walked through tunnels alongside railway tracks. Hospitals, banks and large institutions relied on generators while many homes and small businesses remained without power. Restoration progressed gradually with over 527 megawatts online, representing more than 15% of national demand.
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