Summary
The Dominican Republic faced a nationwide power outage due to issues in the electricity transmission system. Officials are investigating the cause and working to restore power after the outages affected transportation and caused disruptions. Recently, the country has been dealing with smaller blackouts and was also impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
Key Facts
- The power cut in the Dominican Republic was caused by a problem at a substation.
- The incident led to a nationwide interruption in power service at 13:23 local time.
- An investigation is underway to find out what caused the failure.
- Two major power plants had shutdowns that led to more problems in the grid.
- In Santo Domingo, the metro and cable car services stopped, requiring evacuations.
- Some roads experienced chaos during the blackout.
- Social media users reported power outages in several areas, while some places still had electricity and internet.
- Hurricane Melissa recently affected the region, causing deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
