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Dominican Republic inaugurates 1MW solar facility at airport
March 23, 2017
President Danilo Medina inaugurated a 1MW solar PV plant at a facility at the Las Américas International Airport last week. It is the second PV plant at an airport in the country. The other project, in operation since 2013, is a 1.5 MW PV plant at Cibao Airport. The solar plant was installed at the […]
AES Dominica LNG terminal ready to ship to Caribbean and Central America
January 30, 2017
The AES Dominicana Liquefied Natural Gas reception terminal, located in the AES Andres energy complex, has completed the modifications to allow for re-loading and re-exportation of LNG to neighboring Caribbean islands and Central American countries. The information was provided by George Nemeth, Director of LNG Business Development at AES Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean […]
Dominican Republic: Geothermal exploration underway
December 30, 2016
French and Dominican geologists and geochemists conducted water and rock surveys in 20 areas of the Dominican Republic to determine geothermal potential and assess where there are conditions to generate clean energy, as part of a bank-financed study Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The study “Specific Agreement for the Evaluation of the Geothermal Potential of the […]
Dominican Republic: Proposal to ease renewable energy financing
December 14, 2016
The Ministry of Energy and Mines supported the Monetary Board proposed changes to regulations that would improve renewable energy projects access to bank lending. On December 8, 2016, the Monetary Board presented the proposed amendments to the regulations, which state that renewable energy equipment, including PV panels, wind turbines, biomass gasifiers, and others are classified as […]
Grid upgrades and more renewables for Dominican Republic
November 30, 2016
The Dominican Republic will be getting 1250 MW of new non-oil energy and significant upgrades to the electric distribution system in the next three years. Executive VP of the Dominican Republic state energy holding company, CDEEE, Ruben Jiminez Bichara said he expects the new energy to come online, including 234 MW of wind, 172 MW […]
27% renewables for Dominican Republic?
November 14, 2016
National Energy Commission (CNE) director Juan Rodriguez Nina sees renewable energy growth in the Dominican Republic to leap to more than a quarter of the national energy matrix in 2018. Adding to the two large scale plants inaugurated this year – 30MW San Pedro Bioenergy Plant and 50MW Larimar Wind Farm – Rodriguez Nina anticipates another 50MW […]
Dominican Republic has 186.5 MW of clean energy, says government
September 28, 2016
The Dominican Republic continues to make progress in clean energy with existing sources and plans for new installations totaling over 400 MW. Wind, solar and biomass currently dominate the DR market with an output of 186.5 MW and plans for power purchase agreements to install another 235 MW in wind power. Deputy Minister of Energy, […]
Caribbean’s largest solar plant goes live
April 2, 2016
A 33.4 MW solar plant was inaugurated in the Dominican Republic this week. Designed and developed by the Phanes Group, the plant is the largest in the Caribbean to date. By 2016, the plant’s capacity will be increased to 67 MW. “This project is a demonstration of how multiple stakeholders can work together to co-develop […]
Dominican Republic adds 49.5 MW of wind
March 10, 2016
Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA inaugurated a 49.5 MW wind park in the Dominican Republic. The project, which cost 120 USD and took 18 months to construct, consists of 15 wind turbines. Each turbine has a 3.3 MW capacity. The plant will generate 200,000 Mwh of electricity each year, which will double the DR’s wind […]