The Senate has unanimously ratified a US$15 million loan for the construction of the El Palomino hydroelectric project, between San Juan and Azua provinces. The installed capacity of the generator will be 99 MW and it will be located in Boca de los Rios. According to Listin Diario, the commission’s favorable report was presented by Cesar Diaz Filpo, Pedro Alegria, Tommy Duran, Ramiro Espino, German Castro Garcia, Fausto Lopez Solis and Jose Tomas Perez. The short-term commercial loan was agreed upon by the Dominican state and BNP Paribas Bank in France.