TRICOM has announced it is implementing an energy project which will allow it to produce direct current to operate telecommunications equipment. The project is based on hydrogen, according to a report in Diario Libre. This energy solution is being implemented in Lomas de las Petacas, Bahoruco Province, as that location does not have a mains electricity supply and their operation depends on diesel generators which are difficult to keep running due to the site’s inaccessibility. Valeriano Valerio, vice president of Engineering and Operations, said that this hydrogen solution guarantees the operation of equipment for 72 hours without an external electricity supply, and contributes to saving energy in the country.