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10-14-2011, 03:30 PM
The president of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez has announced that renewable energy will be supplying 260 megawatts to the national electricity grid by 2013, as reported in El Caribe. He said the country has potential for 1,300 megawatts in wind energy, in an interview coinciding with last week's inauguration of the Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabral 33 megawatt wind farms. Ramirez announced that an additional 52 megawatts of wind power would be available by June 2012. He said that renewable energy projects that are being implemented from 2011-2013 would account for savings in oil imports of 2.3 million barrels of oil.
He said that the conditions are particularly favorable in the Juancho area, where the wind speed peaks from 11am to 4pm, when the energy system demands are at their highest, making the operation more attractive at this site.
Ramirez said that a 30-megawatt wind farm is being installed in Matafongo, Peravia (Grupo Eolico Domincano, C. por A.), and a 50-megawatt farm is planned for El Guanillo, Montecrisiti (Parques Eolicos del Caribe, S.A. n Pecasa). Both should be operational by the first half of 2013. Ramirez said a study shows where the farms should be located, and this has been agreed in coordination with the ministries of Tourism and Environment.
He estimated that 280,000 families - almost one million Dominicans - would benefit from these renewable energy projects.
Ramirez expressed optimism that this would contribute to reducing the cost of power for consumers. "Wind generated energy is cheap. The purchase price for this kind of energy that the CDEEE is signing is around 13 cents of the US dollar. The average price of fuel-produced energy is around 17 US cents", he said.
Ramirez also mentioned two photovoltaic projects using solar energy. One is 30 megawatts in Monte Plata by the German JRC corporation, a US$175-US$200 million investment, and another in Montecristi, owned by a Spanish corporation, that plans to generate 50 megawatts at a cost of US$350 million. The latter will produce 80 megawatts of solar energy. He said the cost of a solar mega was US$6 to US$7 million.
He announced that San Pedro Bio Energy, an initiative by Dominican and foreign investors, will use bagasse to generate 50 megawatts of power. The plant is being installed under Law 57-07 that grants tax exemptions and other incentives for energy saving ventures.
He announced that more than 260 requests for installation of bi-directional counters have been processed to date. The counters are installed by consumers with a power generation surplus from solar or wind energy production.
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He said that the conditions are particularly favorable in the Juancho area, where the wind speed peaks from 11am to 4pm, when the energy system demands are at their highest, making the operation more attractive at this site.
Ramirez said that a 30-megawatt wind farm is being installed in Matafongo, Peravia (Grupo Eolico Domincano, C. por A.), and a 50-megawatt farm is planned for El Guanillo, Montecrisiti (Parques Eolicos del Caribe, S.A. n Pecasa). Both should be operational by the first half of 2013. Ramirez said a study shows where the farms should be located, and this has been agreed in coordination with the ministries of Tourism and Environment.
He estimated that 280,000 families - almost one million Dominicans - would benefit from these renewable energy projects.
Ramirez expressed optimism that this would contribute to reducing the cost of power for consumers. "Wind generated energy is cheap. The purchase price for this kind of energy that the CDEEE is signing is around 13 cents of the US dollar. The average price of fuel-produced energy is around 17 US cents", he said.
Ramirez also mentioned two photovoltaic projects using solar energy. One is 30 megawatts in Monte Plata by the German JRC corporation, a US$175-US$200 million investment, and another in Montecristi, owned by a Spanish corporation, that plans to generate 50 megawatts at a cost of US$350 million. The latter will produce 80 megawatts of solar energy. He said the cost of a solar mega was US$6 to US$7 million.
He announced that San Pedro Bio Energy, an initiative by Dominican and foreign investors, will use bagasse to generate 50 megawatts of power. The plant is being installed under Law 57-07 that grants tax exemptions and other incentives for energy saving ventures.
He announced that more than 260 requests for installation of bi-directional counters have been processed to date. The counters are installed by consumers with a power generation surplus from solar or wind energy production.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)