First wind farm in the country opens today
Investment in park was US$100 million
SANTO DOMINGO. A little more than 300 kilometers from the city of Santo Domingo, in the community of Juancho, near Pedernales, they will inaugurate today the first wind farm power project in the country and in the Caribbean. In its first phase, it will provide 33 megawatts of electricity to the country, and it has cost US$100 million.
The wind farm Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera is a milestone in this country, and has 19 windmills that are 125 meters high (over 400 feet), which is higher than the Acropolis building in Santo Domingo.
The wind farm means a savings of 700,000 barrels of oil each year and 1,700 tons less of CO2 in the environment.
Tito Sanjurio, the general manager of Ege-Haina, said that the energy park will transform the area into a new tourist pole, besides allowing for an important savings of fuel.
"We are making history in the Dominican Republic. Wind energy is now a reality. And I really feel identified with the project, since it was the first contract that I signed when I arrived and the National Energy Commission in 2009," said Enrique Ramirez.
He said that without any doubt this will be the first of many wind farms, and that the country will benefit by savings of some US$20 million less in imported oil each year.
The investment in the wind farms of Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera, in Juancho, was made by the Haina electricity Generating Company (Ege-Haina) and the Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium (CEPM).
"These wind parks are a transcendental event for the country, since they mark the starting point for large investments in the sector or renewable energy.
With the project, the CNE shows that the incentives for this type of investments are working, so that we expect that the project continue to arrive in the country. In the second stage of the Quilvio Cabrera park, which will be inaugurated today by President Fernandez, they expect to produce 83 megawatts.
Electricity networks
Yesterday Ede - Sur and Ege-Haina signed an agreement, with an investment of US$3.2 million for the repair of the power lines in Los Cocos, Juancho, Villa Esperanza and Oviedo, all of which are near the wind farm and have over 3,100 electricity consumers.
The agreement was signed by Marcelo Silva, the manager of Ede-Sur, Tito Sanjurio of Ege-Haina in the presence of Celso Marranzini, the vice-president of the CDEEE.
Marranzini said that the electricity project, which had been called for by social organizations in the area, will improve the quality of life for thousands of inhabitants and serves as a push for the agro-businesses, commerce and tourism.
The wind farm Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera is a milestone in this country, and has 19 windmills that are 125 meters high (over 400 feet), which is higher than the Acropolis building in Santo Domingo.
The wind farm means a savings of 700,000 barrels of oil each year and 1,700 tons less of CO2 in the environment.
Tito Sanjurio, the general manager of Ege-Haina, said that the energy park will transform the area into a new tourist pole, besides allowing for an important savings of fuel.
"We are making history in the Dominican Republic. Wind energy is now a reality. And I really feel identified with the project, since it was the first contract that I signed when I arrived and the National Energy Commission in 2009," said Enrique Ramirez.
He said that without any doubt this will be the first of many wind farms, and that the country will benefit by savings of some US$20 million less in imported oil each year.
The investment in the wind farms of Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera, in Juancho, was made by the Haina electricity Generating Company (Ege-Haina) and the Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium (CEPM).
"These wind parks are a transcendental event for the country, since they mark the starting point for large investments in the sector or renewable energy.
With the project, the CNE shows that the incentives for this type of investments are working, so that we expect that the project continue to arrive in the country. In the second stage of the Quilvio Cabrera park, which will be inaugurated today by President Fernandez, they expect to produce 83 megawatts.
Electricity networks
Yesterday Ede - Sur and Ege-Haina signed an agreement, with an investment of US$3.2 million for the repair of the power lines in Los Cocos, Juancho, Villa Esperanza and Oviedo, all of which are near the wind farm and have over 3,100 electricity consumers.
The agreement was signed by Marcelo Silva, the manager of Ede-Sur, Tito Sanjurio of Ege-Haina in the presence of Celso Marranzini, the vice-president of the CDEEE.
Marranzini said that the electricity project, which had been called for by social organizations in the area, will improve the quality of life for thousands of inhabitants and serves as a push for the agro-businesses, commerce and tourism.
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