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03-23-2007, 04:00 PM
Head of the State-Run Electricity Companies (CDEEE) Radhames Segura announced that the Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium has agreed to install its wind power park in another part of La Altagracia province. The new site will be at Punta Espada. The project, which has been in the works for more than 10 years according to Hoy, is worth US$20 million and will generate 9 MW of energy for the eastern region, especially the tourist areas. This wind park is the first of its kind and is being used as a trial for a park that will generate 100 MW of energy. The Ministry of Tourism and tourism developers in the Cabeza de Toro, Punta Cana area had contested the site chosen by the company.
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