“We have an electricity problem, which we acknowledge. When I came to the government, the peak demand was 2,700 megawatts; currently it is 4,100 megawatts,” explained the president during LA Semanal.
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In that sense, Abinader detailed that emergency measures have been implemented, and that there are currently 400 additional megawatts available, of which 200 megawatts will come online in the next two months and the rest towards the end of the year. “Those are solutions for the hateful blackouts… That we are extremely worried about,” he emphasized. The president also highlighted the government’s actions in labor matters, emphasizing that minimum wages have been increased in the public and private sectors, both sectorized and non-sectorized, which has increased the real purchasing power of the population. “We are doing everything possible to improve the quality of life within the possibilities we have,” he affirmed.
