The Dominican Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) has announced eight power-generating projects using renewable sources of energy with an investment of US$779.8 million are underway. The projects will go into operation starting 2018 and will bring an additional 361.2 megawatts to the electrical grid.
CDEEE executive vice president, Rubén Jiménez Bichara made the announcement during the launch of the Plan to Support Renewable Energy Projects. He said the new renewable energy projects will increase to 556.21 megawatts the availability of clean energy in the national electrical grid (SENI).
Three solar power plants will be installed in Montecristi, El Seibo, and Santo Domingo provinces. Two wind projects will be installed in Montecristi, two others in Puerto Plata and one in Peravia provinces.
The new projects are:
Montecristi:
Parque Montecristi Solar: 57.96 MW
Parque Eólico Guanillo: 50 MW
Parque Eólico Agua Clara: 50 MW
Puerto Plata:
Parque Eólico Guzmancito: 48.3 MW
Parque Eólico Puerto Plata : 46 MW
Peravia:
Parque Eólico Matafongo: 34 MW
El Seibo:
Parque Fotovoltaico WCG: 50 MW
Barahona:
Parque Canoa Solar: 25 MW
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CDEEE
5 April 2017
