The Dominican Republic experienced a nationwide power cut that officials said was linked to a failure in the power transmission system.
At 13:21 local time (17:23 GMT) an issue of a change in the country is the breakdown of electrical services Joel Santos Echeverría.
Echeverría said that a full investigation will be carried out to determine the cause and that work is underway to quickly restore power.
The Caribbean country, which is home to about 11 million people, has experienced small blackouts in recent weeks, the AFP News Agency reports.
Officials of the state-owned Power of Power said that the generation units of two large power plants were shut down, causing “a cascade of failures” in other parts of the grid.
Local media reported Metro and Cable cars in the capital, Santo Domingo, stopped working and people had to be evacuated during the National Blackout on Tuesday.
There were also reports of chaotic scenes on the country’s roads. Social media users reported power outages in various parts of the country, but electricity and internet were operating in some areas, reports said.
Last month, Hurricane Melissa was blamed For the four who died in Haiti and the Dominican Republicafter a category five storm blew through the region.
The Caribbean country is a prime tourist destination. Once ruled by Spain, the Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, a former French colony.