The government has ordered a stop to the installation of a 36.5-megawatt electricity barge in Puerto Plata in response to community protests. The Ministry of Environment called for Compania de Electricidad de Puerto Plata to stop the installation in Cafemba Bay. Deputy Minister Zoila Gonzalez told the holder of the barge installation contract, the Compania de Electricidad de Puerto Plata that the people of Puerto Plata were opposed to the plant, as reported in El Dia.
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