Solelec Dominicana, Trace Internacional, Codimpsa and T?cnicas Energ?ticas Solares (TECSOL) won the Industry & Commerce tender, held to select which companies will install solar energy systems in public schools, national park watch towers, rural houses, health centers and potable water systems. The initiative is part of a government program that Industry & Commerce Minister Sonia Guzman said holds a price tag of RD$20 million. Guzman also said that the government has already invested more than RD$100 million in the Non Conventional Energy Program, which was implemented by her department and funded by a surcharge on telecommunications.
The Dominican government recently announced that alternative energy products would enter the country duty-free.