Like many island nations, the Dominican Republic is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, leaving it vulnerable to global oil price fluctuations that directly impact the cost of electricity. Before 1997, the electricity market in the Dominican Repub-lic was regulated and state-owned.
This profile provides a snapshot of the energy landscape of the Dominican Republic, a Caribbean nation that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti to the west. In 2014, the Dominican Republic's utility rates were approximately $0.19 per kilowatt-hour (kWh),1 below the regional average of $0.33/kWh.
The Dominican Transmission Electricity Company operates interconnected transmission and runs high-voltage electric transmission projects, while state-owned distribution companies serve three regions of the country.
Before 1997, the electricity market in the Dominican Repub-lic was regulated and state-owned. In 1997, the markets were reformed to allow private companies to participate in the generation and distribution of electricity.
The General Electricity Act of 2007 promotes rational energy use and gives the CNE responsibility for regulating and creating energy eficiency policies, programs, and standards.
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He indicated that the Achilles'' heel of the Dominican electricity system continues to be the distributors. However, he assured that a profound transformation is underway that will reduce the
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In the Dominican Republic, where large sectors of the population suffer the consequences of constant interruptions in electric power, authorities have accepted the challenge of supplying the
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El superintendente Astacio, ofreció estas declaraciones dentro del marco del conversatorio “Regulación del sector eléctrico: claves para una industria más robusta y moderna”,
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Santo Domingo, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, informed Friday that 30 energy power projects are currently being developed to allow coverage for...
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“We are going to publish, before the end of this semester, the resolutions duly agreed upon, evaluated, with international advice, with national consultations, and then there will be a
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—Most of the electric power generated in the Dominican Republic comes from fossil fuels, but investments in wind and solar energy are on the rise.
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Authorities stressed their commitment to a national strategy of zero tolerance for electric fraud. They noted that in recent months, numerous clandestine connections have been dismantled,
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Es el ente regulador del subsector eléctrico dominicano y tiene la obligación de fiscalizar y supervisar el cumplimiento de las disposiciones legales, reglamentarias y la normativa técnica aplicables al
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ida con el tema eléctrico. Desde su emisión en el año 2001, la Ley General de Electricidad y su Reglamento de Aplicación han experimentado varias modificaciones en respuesta a requerimientos
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