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Punta Cana.- Frank Rainieri, founder of the Puntacana Group, confirmed that recent blackouts following the shutdown of a Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant have not affected the tourism sector. He noted that all hotels, particularly in Punta Cana and Bávaro, are equipped with emergency power systems, ensuring uninterrupted operations.
Rainieri expressed optimism that the recent expansion of Punta Catalina, adding 600 megawatts, will help the government address ongoing electricity service inconsistencies. “The people have been suffering, but I believe it’s an issue on the way to being resolved,” he said.
The outages, caused by the shutdown of unit two and previous interruptions in unit one due to low water levels from sargassum buildup, had raised public concern and prompted President Luis Abinader to inspect the plant during the Restoration War commemoration.
Or course the blackouts have little affect on tourism because most of the sector has emergency backup resources to operate. The general population with few exceptions is not so well protected. Yet, the distributors and government can provide backup with more generation capacity and energy with battery energy storage systems placed at vulnerable locations in the electrical grids that kick in when demand exceeds generation abilities.
This guy is evil. The blackouts are a distraction for Dominicans who where protesting the Haitian invasion. It’s not a coincidence all electrical generators broke down at the same time.