{"id":517318,"date":"2026-07-23T20:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/electricity-demand-hits-a-new-all-time-high-with-4195-26-megawatts\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:02:07","slug":"electricity-demand-hits-a-new-all-time-high-with-4195-26-megawatts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/electricity-demand-hits-a-new-all-time-high-with-4195-26-megawatts\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity demand hits a new all-time high with 4,195.26 megawatts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong>&#8211; The electricity demand of the Dominican Republic broke its historical record again for the second consecutive day, reaching an instantaneous power of 4,195.26 megawatts (MW) at 9:32 p.m. on Wednesday, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, reported this Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new record surpasses the 4,185.11 MW registered on Tuesday night, confirming the <strong>sustained growth trend in electricity consumption in the country<\/strong>, driven by high temperatures, the expansion of economic activity, and the increase in electrification across different sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through his account on the social network X, Santos highlighted that <strong>the national electrical system managed to fully meet the reached demand<\/strong> and warned that projections indicate that consumption will continue to increase over the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Last night at 9:32, for the second consecutive day, the highest historical satisfied energy demand was exceeded with 4,195.26 MW of instantaneous power. &#8220;We understand that demand will continue to grow in the coming days,&#8221;<\/em> the official wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We recommend reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new record represents an <strong>increase of 10.15 MW compared to the record set just 24 hours earlier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The head of Energy and Mines has attributed this behavior to the <strong>greater economic activity in the country, the high temperatures<\/strong> typical of the season, and the <strong>growing use of electrical equipment<\/strong> in homes, businesses, and industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.&#8211; The electricity demand of the Dominican Republic broke its historical record again for the second consecutive day, reaching an instantaneous power of 4,195.26 megawatts (MW) at 9:32 p.m. on Wednesday, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, reported this Thursday. 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