Natural gas pipeline

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The Compania de Electricidad de San Pedro de Macoris (CESPM) and AES Dominicana have agreed to build a natural gas pipeline between the natural gas port terminal at the port of Andres, near Las Americas International Airport, and the CESPM plants in San Pedro de Macoris. This will be the second natural gas pipeline promoted by AES. The first supplies power plants in Santo Domingo. Construction of the 40km and 12-inch pipeline is estimated to take 12-15 months. The agreement is part of the Basic Energy Strategic Plan 2008-2012 that seeks to convert three 100MW CESPM units to environmentally friendly natural gas for an additional 300 megawatts to the national grid. The plants currently run on Fuel Oil No. 2. CESPM is made up of the former Cogentrix Energy and Scotia Energy company plants purchased by Basic Energy in 2006.

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