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07-19-2012, 02:30 PM
A session of the National Energy Commission held yesterday, Wednesday 18 July revealed that the cities of Santo Domingo and Santiago have strong solar power potential. CNE director Enrique Ramirez says that the report, Roadmap to a Sustainable Energy System: Harnessing the Dominican Republic's Wind and Solar Resources from the World Watch Institute found that despite the fact that the western part of the island has higher levels of sunlight, the efficiency of integration and economies of scale are greater in these Santo Domingo and Santiago.
The commission reported that the recent study found that using solar would be away to get around the present high rate of distribution losses, nearing 38% in 2010, and electricity instability. Electricity instability already costs the country an estimated US$1 billion a year. The DR stands to gain economically, socially and environmentally from a push for more renewable energy, concludes the report.
The report assesses the country's wind and solar energy resources and provides a policy roadmap for how it can cost-effectively harness its renewable potential and reduce its dependence on energy imports. The study highlights that despite abundant renewable energy potential, in 2010, the Dominican Republic spent $2.6 billion on fossil fuel imports, equivalent to more than five percent of its GDP.
The report explores the potential for distributed and centralized renewable power generation in the country, job creation opportunities from renewables, and challenges facing the integration of renewable energy into the existing electricity grid. It provides policy and energy planning recommendations for how the Dominican Republic can create a renewables-friendly investment climate.
The study stresses that by harnessing solar and wind resources the investment remains in the country, compared to the billions sent abroad to pay for fossil fuel imports. In addition, vulnerability to high oil prices plays a large role in high electricity prices. By developing the country's renewable energy resources leads to more stable power for households and businesses in the DR.
Regarding wind power, the report says that there are 78 places with a load factor of over 30%. These places are located in the southwest, like Pedernales, Bani and in the northwest, in Montecristi.
The study recommends simplifying and streamlining the administrative procedures for renewable energy investments from a present 14-step process to get a renewable energy license. It advises the creation of a single administrative window for renewable energy permitting. It calls for incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy into a modernized grid system through holistic energy planning.
The study received funding from the Alliance on Energy and Environment with Central America, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Austrian Agency for Cooperation for Development, and the European Union.
www.worldwatch.org/node/11186 (http://www.worldwatch.org/node/11186)
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The commission reported that the recent study found that using solar would be away to get around the present high rate of distribution losses, nearing 38% in 2010, and electricity instability. Electricity instability already costs the country an estimated US$1 billion a year. The DR stands to gain economically, socially and environmentally from a push for more renewable energy, concludes the report.
The report assesses the country's wind and solar energy resources and provides a policy roadmap for how it can cost-effectively harness its renewable potential and reduce its dependence on energy imports. The study highlights that despite abundant renewable energy potential, in 2010, the Dominican Republic spent $2.6 billion on fossil fuel imports, equivalent to more than five percent of its GDP.
The report explores the potential for distributed and centralized renewable power generation in the country, job creation opportunities from renewables, and challenges facing the integration of renewable energy into the existing electricity grid. It provides policy and energy planning recommendations for how the Dominican Republic can create a renewables-friendly investment climate.
The study stresses that by harnessing solar and wind resources the investment remains in the country, compared to the billions sent abroad to pay for fossil fuel imports. In addition, vulnerability to high oil prices plays a large role in high electricity prices. By developing the country's renewable energy resources leads to more stable power for households and businesses in the DR.
Regarding wind power, the report says that there are 78 places with a load factor of over 30%. These places are located in the southwest, like Pedernales, Bani and in the northwest, in Montecristi.
The study recommends simplifying and streamlining the administrative procedures for renewable energy investments from a present 14-step process to get a renewable energy license. It advises the creation of a single administrative window for renewable energy permitting. It calls for incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy into a modernized grid system through holistic energy planning.
The study received funding from the Alliance on Energy and Environment with Central America, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Relations, the Austrian Agency for Cooperation for Development, and the European Union.
www.worldwatch.org/node/11186 (http://www.worldwatch.org/node/11186)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)