Dominican Republic | Total blackout hits nation - video Dailymotion

The Electricity Transmission Company informed that generation units in San Pedro de Macoris and the Quisqueya power plant shut down. teleSUR

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00:00A blackout hit the entire Dominican Republic on Tuesday, snartling traffic and paralyzing businesses in a country of nearly 11 million people.

00:09The Dominican Electricity Transmission Company informed that Generations Units in San Pedro de Macorís and the Quisilla power plant shut down,

00:18triggering a cascade of failures and other transmission and generation plans.

00:23The blackout is disrupting mass transit system, including the metro in the country's capital, Santo Domingo.

00:30It was immediately clear how quickly power will be restored.

00:34Nearly 60% of the Dominican Republic's energy supply is filled by oil and its products,

00:40followed by coal, natural gas and two atlaser X10, solar, wind and hydroelectric power.

00:47In this sense, the Dominican Electricity Transmission Company deprives.

00:56A failure in a transmission line caused a general interruption to the electricity supply.

01:01There, the technical teams are working to restore the supply as soon as possible,

01:06and the company has apologized for the inconvenience.

01:09There, the technical teams are working to restore the supply as soon as possible.