{"id":520996,"date":"2026-08-11T19:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/minister-joel-santos-assures-that-the-country-has-sufficient-energy-supply-we-have-97-of-the-required-energy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:35:39","slug":"minister-joel-santos-assures-that-the-country-has-sufficient-energy-supply-we-have-97-of-the-required-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/minister-joel-santos-assures-that-the-country-has-sufficient-energy-supply-we-have-97-of-the-required-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Joel Santos assures that the country has sufficient energy supply; &#8220;we have 97% of the required energy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> The Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, stated that the country has the necessary energy capacity to respond to the increase in electricity demand during the summer, although he acknowledged that there are still challenges to achieving a higher quality service and &#8220;meeting the population&#8217;s expectations&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official explained that the Government maintains its commitment to continue strengthening the electrical system to offer a more efficient and reliable supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have enough energy supply to continue meeting that growing demand we have this summer,&#8221; the official expressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santos pointed out that the authorities&#8217; priority is to improve the consumer experience, because &#8220;the demands of the citizenry have changed&#8221; and it is up to the institutions to adapt to those new expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/joel-santos-atribuye-apagones-a-sobrecargas-en-transformadores\/\">Joel Santos attributes blackouts to transformer overloads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are the ones who have to rise to the level of the consumers, not them to us. We understand any concern that the Dominican consumer may have, and we are the ones who have the responsibility to continue improving,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minister indicated that the electrical system currently supplies around 97% of the required energy, but maintained that the goal is to reach 100% supply to fully meet national demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, stated that the country has the necessary energy capacity to respond to the increase in electricity demand during the summer, although he acknowledged that there are still challenges to achieving a higher quality service and &#8220;meeting the population&#8217;s expectations&#8221;. 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