Productive sectors

Electricity and Water Sector

The water and electricity sector is not a significant contributor to the Dominican GDP. Nevertheless, the upward trend this sector has maintained since the 1970’s must be mentioned.

The energy sector in particular is an extremely weak sector due to the fact that the DR is dependent upon the importation of oil, thus making it vulnerable to the instability caused by changes in the international prices of oil. The country faces a true challenge in terms of the energy sector, problematic not only due to it relationship to oil but also to structural inefficiencies in energy plants, the distribution process, and the collection of electric power. Various governments have tried a variety of approaches to solving this problem, including the revision of rates and payment methods, the construction of new plants, the privatization of the sector, and the search for technical assistance abroad.

Evolution of the Water and Electric Sectors of the Dominican Republic (1970-2005) – Millions of DR Pesos – Source: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Main Indicators of Electric and Water Activity

Main Indicators of Electric and Water Activity – I. Value Added (Millions of DR Pesos) – Electricity – Water – II. Total Energy Production (Thousands of Kilowatt Hours) – 2.1 Itabo and Haina Businesses – 2.2 Central Government – 2.3 Independent Private Providers – 2.4 Plants – III. Losses in Energy Transmission/Distribution

 (Thousands of Kilowatt Hours) – IV. Total Consumption of Energy (Thousands of Kilowatt Hours) – 4.1 Consumption by Energy Plants – 4.2 Consumption by Sector – Residential – Industrial – Commercial – Central Government – V. Energy Sales (Millions of DR Pesos) – VI. Loss/Total Energy Production (%) – Average Price (Millions of DR Pesos) – Preliminary Data – Includes losses due to fraud, technical problems, miscounting, and interference – According to the information provided by the sources cited, a difference has been established between private producers who sell their energy to the central government and plants that sell directly to distributors.

Source: Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Related Links:

Electrical Energy

• Dominican Corporation of State Electric Enterprises (CDEEE)
  
• National Energy Commission (CNE)
  
• Superintendent of Electricity (SIE)
  
• Coordinating Body of the Dominican Electric System
  
• General Electricity Law>>

Water:

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  Santo Domingo Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewer System