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Dominican Republic Faces Second Nationwide Blackout in Three Months

2/24/2026

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The Dominican Republic experienced a nationwide blackout on February 23, 2026 due to a major failure in its national power grid.
It was the second nationwide outage in three months.
The outage began around 10:50 a.m. when a transmission line switch failed, triggering protective measures.
Traffic was halted nationwide.
Hospitals, water services, mass transit, and airports relied on backup power.

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Story summary

The Dominican Republic experienced a nationwide blackout on February 23, 2026 due to a major failure in its national power grid.
It was the second nationwide outage in three months.
The outage began around 10:50 a.m. when a transmission line switch failed, triggering protective measures.
Traffic was halted nationwide.
Hospitals, water services, mass transit, and airports relied on backup power.