Less water is expected now in the Dominican Republic, which is currently having another ot its seasonal drought. This country is just another of the affected nations that are expecting at most a 50% reduction in rainfall. This means that the agriculture sector will have a hard time coping and producing the crops that it usually produces.
But in the case of the Dominican Republic, this is not just about the agriculture. It is also about the energy sector, that will have a hard time coping with the demand if rainfall doesn't fall out soon. Just now, brownouts have already been recorded in key cities, primarily Santo Domingo, as output fell to below 1,300 megawatts, which is about 500 MW short of the country's demand.
Generation fell by 87 megawatts from 1380 to 1293 megawatts, according to the site of the Energy Superintendence. They said that the big shortfall resulted from the failure of the AES-Andres (Boca Chica) plant, the plant with the highest capacity in the Dominican Republic. Generation of the plant fell from 292 megawatts to 219 MW.
Hydroelectric dams in the Dominican Republic have collectively tumbled in energy production. 25 or 38 hydroelectric plants were already taken off, with the remaining 13 only the ones operating normally.
Now this is bad news for every Dominican and expat living in the country. If things do not get better any soon, more intense brownouts will be experienced, and this might have consequential impact on other things like the price of food.
Everyone is adviced to consume as less energy as possible, and as less water as possible. It is during these times when we need to reduce the consumption of our utilities. Though you may have the money to pay for the bills, in the end, when the resources are already gone, your money won't really have any kind of value, so better make good use of your utilities.
