Dominican Republic to add 361 MW of wind, solar by 2018

Solar panels. Author: Frédéric BISSON. License: Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic.

The Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies (CDEEE) said on Tuesday that eight renewable projects with a combined capacity of 361.2 MW are to be completed by 2018.

The announcement was made by the CDEEE's vice president, Ruben Jimenez Bichara. The projects, three solar and five wind farms, represent an investment of USD 779.8 million (EUR 731m), the government noted.

More details on the projects in the table below.

Project	USD million	Developer
57.96 MW, Parque Montecristi Solar	100	Montecristi Solar FV SAS
50 MW, Fotovoltaico WCG	110	WVG Energy LTD
25 MW, Canoa Solar	40	Emerald Solar Energy
50 MW, Parque Eolico Guanillo	100	Parques Eolicos del Caribe (Pecasa)
50 MW, Parque Eolico Agua Clara	110	ICC Power DR Operations/CEPP
48.3 MW, Parque Eolico Guzmancito	125	Poseidon
46 MW, Parque Eolico Puerto Plata – Imbert	107.3	Jasper
34 MW, Parque Eolico Matafongo	87.5	Grupo Eolico Dominicano