Juicy perks in the struggling utility

Santo Domingo.- Despite that the State-owned Electric Utility and the three energy distributors, EDES, are still in financial straits and still provide dislmal service the four government agencies pay salary "perks" and bonuses as if they were thriving and profitalble businesses.

Recently the CDEEE’s 19 top executives’ “efficiency“ was rewarded with multimillion dollar sums in severance pays, including CEO Celso Marranzini, totaling US$24.8 million.

The team left the CDEEE when the new authorities took possession.

Newspaper Hoy published the names and payments Monday morning :

– Ruben Aliro Lorenzo Castillo, RD $ 1,317,358.06.

– Erick Eduardo Mejía Jerez, RD $ 1,174,011.01.

– Jesus Ramon Emilio Garcia Mena, RD $ 768,407.04.

– Victor Bautista de los Santos, RD $ 1,193,759.37.

– Sterling Ernesto Guillermo Montes de Oca, RD $ 1,456,282.74.

– Abreu Francisco Montes de Oca, RD $ 1,274,534.87.

– Steven Ramlkhan Pahlad Romeo, RD $ 794,282.85.

– Rosie Resek Maribel Fernández, RD $ 1,595,458.30.

– Yalitza Kareline Avelino Fernandez, RD $ 488,782.59.

– Juan Carlos Fabián Janampa, RD $ 510,358.87.

– Leonidas of Jesus Garcia Ramon Tatis, RD $ 774,146.67.

– Ramon Alvarez Malangón Tabaré Achilles, RD $ 1,674,675.44.

– Darwin Rafael Castillo De Leon, RD $ 681,999.30.

– Mirna Iris Lorenzo Del Villar, RD $ 1,688,043.23.

– Hector Leonidas Guilliani Cury, RD $ 2,826,716.71.

– George Ángel Núñez Reinoso, 2,199,732.64.

– Magin Javier Diaz Domingo, RD $ 1,843,064.76.

– Ceso Marranzini Pérez, RD $ 1,826,749.95.

– Manuel Arturo Fermín Cabral, RD $ 725,840.05.

Edesur’s foreigners

The 16 foreign executives and technicians hired by the biggest of the three state-owned distribuitors, Edesur Dominicana, SA, a, earn a total of RD$9.734 million each month, or US$$ 249,611.