In a joint declaration by Eddy Martinez, head of the DR Center for Exports and Investments (DR-CEI) and Aristides Fernandez Zucco, the head of the National Energy Commission announced that Sonatrach, one of the world’s top energy players, has plans to build a 150-megawatt generation plant in the DR at a cost of US$200 million. The corporation has similar projects in Peru and Africa. The DR facility would use solar power and natural gas to generate power. An Algeria state-owned company, Sonatrach is regarded as the largest company in Africa.