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Torres de transmisión eléctrica al amanecer sobre un sector residencial de Santo Domingo, con una brigada de mantenimiento
Imagen alusiva a los trabajos de mantenimiento en líneas de transmisión en Santo Domingo. · Imagen generada por EPM

ETED maintenance to cut power across Santo Domingo this Saturday

Dominican transmission company ETED announced scheduled maintenance this Saturday, October 31, on the 69 kV Palamara–INCA and Palamara–Novoplast lines, with…

--- The context --- The Dominican Electricity Transmission Company, known as ETED, runs a program to preserve and modernize the national transmission grid. The work announced for this Saturday, October 31, 2026, in Santo Domingo belongs to that program, with infrastructure strengthening planned on two lines. --- The facts --- At the substation linked to the 69 kV Palamara–INCA line, crews will carry out preventive maintenance on the line field from 9:00 in the morning until 12:00 noon. On the 69 kV Palamara–Novoplast line, deteriorated structures will be replaced until 2:00 in the afternoon. Temporary outages will affect dozens of areas, including Pedro Brand, La Guáyiga, Altos de Arroyo Hondo, Los Peralejos and Pantoja, plus industrial parks and companies. The companies reached by the works include Novoplast, Plastifar and Laboratorios Alfa, along with facilities in the Duarte Industrial Park and the Villa Altagracia Free Zone, according to the transmission company's official detail. --- The positions --- The company said the work is necessary to guarantee adequate operating conditions for the infrastructure. It also thanked the communities, companies and users affected for their understanding. No other institutional position was reported in the announcement. --- What remains unknown --- The announcement does not say whether restoration could vary with progress on each line, nor whether additional updates will be issued during the day. Those details remain pending while Saturday's work is carried out. --- Unanswered questions --- At what time will service return in each affected area? Will the Palamara–Novoplast work finish by 2:00 p. m.? Will residents and companies receive updated information during the day? --- EPM analysis --- The gap between noon and 2:00 in the afternoon shapes how the day is organized for households and businesses. Meeting the announced schedule will be the practical test by which users judge this maintenance. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, maintenance announced in advance with clear dates, lines and schedules is preferable to an unplanned failure, and in that sense the prior notice serves a basic public purpose. The real test will come during execution on Saturday: that preventive maintenance ends by noon, that the structure replacement does not run past 2:00 p. m. and that power returns without setbacks to the announced areas. Delivering exactly what was scheduled also strengthens trust in the grid.
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