The Dominican Electricity Corporation administrator, Cesar Sanchez said that there would be changes in the design of the Manabao-Bejucal-Tavera dam to guarantee the minimum flow of Yaque River water of three cubic meters, such as is present in the river 95% of the time. He said that the project’s generation capacity would be reduced to 85 megawatts, down from 105 megawatts, to assure the community of Jarabacoa that the river flow would not be affected. The changes respond to the protest of environmental businessmen in the area.
