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Dominican Republic boosting hydroelectric generation capacity |
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Written by Kelvin Scoon
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Sept 04, 2008. PeakOilParagigm Shift -– Listin Diario reports that Radhames Suero Milano, executive vice president of the Empresa de Generacion Hidroelectrica Dominicana (Egeih), the government entity that groups hydroelectric power producers, has announced that this year three dams will begin to produce 54.1 megawatts, bringing low cost energy to the power network.
Suero made the announcement following a meeting yesterday with the private and public electricity sector. Pinalito Dam will be the first to integrate 50 megawatts by December. The other two dams are Magueyal (3.20 megawatts) and Las Barias (0.9 megawatts). Suero said that the cost of hydroelectric production is the lowest, at US$0.03 kw/h, compared to US$0.04 kw/h for coal-fired production and US$0.15-US$0.21 kw/h for generators using oil as fuel. Other hydroelectric projects to come onstream are the expansion of Hatillo with 15.1 megawatts (expected to enter into operation in 2009), the Pryn Brazo Derecho (2009) with 30,000 kilowatts, Saltos de Pryn-Jicome-Guayacanes (2009) and Las Placetas (2011) with 285,000 kilowatts, as reported in the Listin Diario. Ends |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 September 2008 )
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