DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

In a significant move to modernize the national power grid, the Unified Council of Electricity Companies (CUED) has unveiled a public tender for up to 600 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy generation. Marking a national first, the bidding process mandates the inclusion of battery energy storage systems as an essential part of the proposed project.

The initiative aims to transform intermittent renewable sources into baseload power, thereby strengthening the electrical system’s stability and ensuring a reliable supply nationwide.

“I am seeing great interest [from bidders] which will definitely improve the situation for the distributors, and even more so with batteries,” stated CUED president Celso Marranzini, highlighting the transformative potential of the technology.

For years, numerous solar renewable energy parks have been installed. This is the first time that battery energy storage is part of a renewable energy park tender.

Battery energy storage represents...