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08-29-2008, 04:50 PM
Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa says the government is considering an offer by Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), under the PetroCaribe agreement, to build a natural gas pipeline from the DR to Haiti, as reported in Diario Libre. Two routes are being contemplated. One would be 300 kms long along the south coast, and would cost US$105 million. The other would cross the DR south to north, to Haiti and then run along the south coast of the DR. This one would cost US$625 million, of which the DR would pay US$150 million and the government of Haiti the rest. Venezuela technicians were here for a 4th Meeting of the Petro Caribe Technical Work Group. Construction could take between 18 to 24 months. PDVSA spokesman Anibal Rosas stressed the environmental-friendly qualities of natural gas, especially for the quality of life in small towns.
The country already has experience with natural gas pipelines built by AES Dominicana, the company responsible for 40% of the power sold here. The company has announced the construction of a new gasoduct to supply natural gas from its deposits in Punta Caucedo, Santo Domingo to their San Pedro de Macoris power plant. AES already pipes natural gas into Santo Domingo. Construction could take a year. Already 16% of the power in the DR comes from natural gas generating plants, according to Manuel Lopez San Pedro, spokesman for AES Dominicana.
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The country already has experience with natural gas pipelines built by AES Dominicana, the company responsible for 40% of the power sold here. The company has announced the construction of a new gasoduct to supply natural gas from its deposits in Punta Caucedo, Santo Domingo to their San Pedro de Macoris power plant. AES already pipes natural gas into Santo Domingo. Construction could take a year. Already 16% of the power in the DR comes from natural gas generating plants, according to Manuel Lopez San Pedro, spokesman for AES Dominicana.
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