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Dominican Republic signs agreement with World Bank to curb carbon emissions and reduce deforestation
May 17, 2021
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources signed a landmark agreement today with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), unlocking payments of up to US$25 million for verified carbon emission reductions between now and 2025 through the country’s emissions reduction program. Source
Algae cleared from Caribbean beaches can power hotels
March 29, 2021
Y.A. Maof, an Israeli company that works on environmental and waste disposal projects. After a trip in the Dominican Republic, the company found combining the algae found on the beach with organic waste in a biogas facility could enable energy generation. A pilot has been set up to evaluate the impact. Source
RFP for new natural gas-fired generation in the Dominican Republic
March 15, 2021
The Dominican government just launched today the RFP for new natural gas-fired generation, through the three state-owned energy distribution companies, EDENORTE, EDEESTE Y EDESUR, as off-takers, in coordination with the Ministry of Energy and Mines. Under the supervision of the Superintendence of Electricity, the entities are calling for bids for the purchase of energy through […]
Akuo powers up 1.5-MWp solar plant at Caribbean resort in Dominican Republic
February 26, 2021
French renewable power supplier Akuo Energy has announced the official opening of a 1.5-MWp solar array it installed for a prominent resort in the Dominican Republic. Source
InterEnergy acquires 34-MW wind farm plus pipeline in Dominican Republic
January 12, 2021
Energy solutions provider InterEnergy Group announced the acquisition of the 34-MW Matafongo onshore wind farm plus an under-development project pipeline in the Dominican Republic. Source
Dominican Republic authorizes studies for 200MW solar project
December 21, 2020
The Dominican Republic’s national energy commission, CNE, has greenlighted studies for a large-scale solar park in San Pedro de Macorís province. Source
Driving the climatic changes from the top in the Dominican Republic
November 13, 2020
Since his August inauguration, President Luis Abinader’s government has moved towards revising and making good the commitments of the Paris Agreement where it agreed to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Source
Dominican Republic power grid may prioritize hydro over solar and wind
September 10, 2020
Dominican Republic power grid coordinator OC released a report with proposals to guarantee supply in the country’s four grid geographic areas in case of isolated operations due to atmospheric phenomena. OC recommends prioritizing dispatch from hydro plants due to their versatility and avoiding dispatch from solar and wind. Source
Dominican Republic installed solar capacity to double this year
February 6, 2020
This year, five solar parks for a combined 206MW are penciled in to begin operations in the Dominican Republic, joining the 163 MW of solar already online. The CNE (national energy commission) just granted provisional concessions for an additional 123 MW of solar energy projects. The developers have 18 months to conduct necessary studies and […]