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Dominican PLD lawmakers file motions to interpellate power utility managers over billing and blackouts

Dominican PLD lawmakers filed three motions to interpellate power utility managers over billing and blackouts.

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PLD Deputy Charlie Mariotti said one of the main reasons for the interpellation is to learn the billing methodology used by the distributors, citing user complaints that he said have seen bills jump from two or three thousand pesos to 20,000, 30,000 and even 40,000 pesos without clear explanations. [1] The bloc of deputies of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) filed three resolution projects in the Dominican Republic's Chamber of Deputies in 2025 to interpellate the administrators of electricity distribution companies Edesur, Edenorte and Edeeste. [2] The national campaign team of Gonzalo Castillo held multiple meetings and assemblies in provinces across the East, North, South, and border regions of the Dominican Republic on August 29 and 30. [3] The PLD resolution for Edenorte states the company announced for 2026 an electricity expansion plan with investment exceeding 1,103 million Dominican pesos to repower strategic substations and build new infrastructure, including about 220 megavolt-amperes of additional capacity, as well as over 89 million pesos for rehabilitating networks in Pontón Arriba and Pontón Abajo, Navarrete, Santiago province. [4] The three initiatives, submitted in the name of PLD Deputy Charlie Mariotti, seek to summon Edesur administrator José Luis Actis, Edenorte administrator Gustavo Martínez and Edeeste administrator Emilio Contreras to testify before Congress. [5] Andrés Navarro, general campaign coordinator, directed meetings in La Romana and San Pedro de Macorís provinces, while Charlie Mariotti directed meetings in Santiago and La Vega provinces. [6] Edwin Espinal Matos stated that only Gonzalo Castillo can currently perform activities of this nature simultaneously at the national level and abroad, with teams in all 158 municipalities, 238 municipal districts, and 32 provinces. [7] Edwin Espinal Matos, national coordinator of the external sector, claimed that the Gonzalo Castillo project now has an organized structure in all provinces, municipalities, municipal districts, and sections abroad. [8]
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  1. PLD Deputy Charlie Mariotti said one of the main reasons for the interpellation is to learn the billing methodology used by the distributors, citing user complaints that he said have seen bills jump from two or three thousand pesos to 20,000, 30,000 and even 40,000 pesos without clear explanations. · Diario Libre
  2. The bloc of deputies of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) filed three resolution projects in the Dominican Republic's Chamber of Deputies in 2025 to interpellate the administrators of electricity distribution companies Edesur, Edenorte and Edeeste. · Diario Libre
  3. The national campaign team of Gonzalo Castillo held multiple meetings and assemblies in provinces across the East, North, South, and border regions of the Dominican Republic on August 29 and 30. · Hoy Digital
  4. The PLD resolution for Edenorte states the company announced for 2026 an electricity expansion plan with investment exceeding 1,103 million Dominican pesos to repower strategic substations and build new infrastructure, including about 220 megavolt-amperes of additional capacity, as well as over 89 million pesos for rehabilitating networks in Pontón Arriba and Pontón Abajo, Navarrete, Santiago province. · Diario Libre
  5. The three initiatives, submitted in the name of PLD Deputy Charlie Mariotti, seek to summon Edesur administrator José Luis Actis, Edenorte administrator Gustavo Martínez and Edeeste administrator Emilio Contreras to testify before Congress. · Diario Libre
  6. Andrés Navarro, general campaign coordinator, directed meetings in La Romana and San Pedro de Macorís provinces, while Charlie Mariotti directed meetings in Santiago and La Vega provinces. · Hoy Digital
  7. Edwin Espinal Matos stated that only Gonzalo Castillo can currently perform activities of this nature simultaneously at the national level and abroad, with teams in all 158 municipalities, 238 municipal districts, and 32 provinces. · Hoy Digital
  8. Edwin Espinal Matos, national coordinator of the external sector, claimed that the Gonzalo Castillo project now has an organized structure in all provinces, municipalities, municipal districts, and sections abroad. · Hoy Digital
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