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Electricity in Dominican Republic

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Electricity

The current is 110-120 volts/60 cycles just as in North America. Electrical blackouts occur less frequently than in the past and tend to last only one to two minutes (when they're over, everyone claps), but most hotels and restaurants have generators.

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