Santo Domingo.- The Energy Institute of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) has proposed the creation of a public trust fund to tackle energy losses affecting the distribution company Edeeste. The initiative was presented during the panel “Energy Loss Management in the Dominican Republic” organized by the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. He stressed that reducing losses is key to achieving a sustainable, competitive, and socially fair electricity system. The proposed trust would guarantee transparency, continuity beyond political changes, and access to international financing, while promoting pay-for-results contracts to incentivize efficiency. José Luis Moreno San Juan, also from the UASD Energy Institute, warned that most revenues go to generators—73% of collections—leaving little for distributors to manage operations.