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What type of energy does the Dominican Republic use?

This page is part of Global Energy Monitor 's Latin America Energy Portal. Fossil fuels - including oil, natural gas, and coal - supply most of the Dominican Republic's energy, supplemented by smaller amounts of renewables, including hydro, wind, solar and biofuels.

What does IDB invest do for the Dominican Republic?

IDB Invest, the private sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has extended a loan package of around USD 368 million (EUR 338.7m) to power producer AES Dominicana Renewable Energy SA to enable it to build new renewable energy projects in the Dominican Republic and refinance the existing ones.

Will the Dominican Republic produce 25% of its electricity by 2025?

The country aims to produce 25% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025. The Dominican Republic's Nationally Determined Contribution (2020 revision) calls for a 27% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 relative to business as usual, up from 25% in the country's original NDC.

How is electricity distributed in the Dominican Republic?

Electricity is then publicly distributed through either Edenorte, Edesur, or Edeeste. OC (Organismo Coordinador) is responsible for the coordination of the dispatch of electricity across the Dominican Republic via the national interconnected electrical system.

What is the current condition of the Dominican energy sector?

The PEN presents the current condition of the Dominican energy sector while outlining its future development. The DR’s installed generation capacity connected to the National Interconnected Electric System (Sistema Eléctrico Nacional Interconectado - SENI) is around 5,631.47 MW and the average peak demand is around 3,312 MW.

What's going on with AES Dominicana?

The transaction is the largest financing for renewable energy projects for a Caribbean economy, IDB Invest said. AES Dominicana, a unit of US energy group AES Corp ( NYSE:AES ), will use part of the proceeds to design, build and operate three new solar projects with a combined capacity of 240 MWac -- Mirasol, Peravia I and Peravia II.