{"id":482996,"date":"2025-09-15T17:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/abinader-says-his-government-is-concerned-about-the-hateful-blackouts\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:58:15","slug":"abinader-says-his-government-is-concerned-about-the-hateful-blackouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/abinader-says-his-government-is-concerned-about-the-hateful-blackouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Abinader says his government is concerned about the &#8220;hateful blackouts&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>SANTO DOMINGO<\/strong>.\u2013 President <strong>Luis Abinader a<\/strong>dmitted this Monday that the country is facing problems in the electricity sector, but assured that his government is working to improve the quality of life of Dominicans within the existing possibilities.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWe 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,\u201d<\/strong> explained the president during LA Semanal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Abinader guarantees full freedom of the Public Ministry in SeNaSa investigation\">http:\/\/Abinader guarantees full freedom of the Public Ministry in SeNaSa investigation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nIn 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.\n\n<strong>\u201cThose are solutions for the hateful blackouts\u2026 That we are extremely worried about,\u201d<\/strong> he emphasized.\n\nThe president also highlighted the government&#8217;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.\n\n\u201cWe are doing everything possible to improve the quality of life within the possibilities we have,\u201d he affirmed.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LA Semanal - 15 de Septiembre del 2025.\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JeE_MBlRKFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 President Luis Abinader admitted this Monday that the country is facing problems in the electricity sector, but assured that his government is working to improve the quality of life of Dominicans within the existing possibilities. \u201cWe have an electricity problem, which we acknowledge. 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