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SANTO DOMINGO.- Technical and financial discussions on the project  to install a submerged cable from Colombia to Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico begin in October, aimed at supplying electricity to the country at 40% less than current prices.

The National Energy Commission said a meeting will take place in Puerto Rico to  work on an exclusive confidentiality agreement that three countries must sign to handle data for the project, that if materialized would be one of the region’s most ambitious engineering feats.

It said the commission designated in the country already approved the project financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (I.D.B.), through Colombia’s Government.

The cost, sea depths an the shortest points between Colombian and Dominican territory for the cable would be determined in the meeting, it said, and that Technicians of the State Power Companies (CDEEE), National Energy Commission, Puerto Rico Electrical Authority  and Colombia Energy  Ministry participate in the feasibility studies.

The first meeting to analyze the Colombian Government’s proposal took place in the country August 15, with the participation of Colombia’s Energy minister, a Puerto Rico Government representative and CNE president Arístides Fernandez Zucco.

SOURCE: diariolibre.com

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Written by: texasshoe, 29 Sep 2008 10:48 AM
From: United States, Houston
I was wondering if they had forgotten about it!
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Written by: gmiller261, 29 Sep 2008 10:53 AM
From: United States

If they haven't done a feasibility study, how on earth do these retards think the cost will be 40% less?

Please.......
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Written by: texasshoe, 29 Sep 2008 11:25 AM
From: United States, Houston
Gmiller,

I guess they think they will make it up on a volume type discount.
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Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 29 Sep 2008 2:17 PM
From: United States
This is a real pipe dream, and a sobering act in itself. To try to bring power from the FARC, ELN, the Para-Military squad, infested Colombia, to the already struggling with mass corruption laden DR, defies logic. What else could these alliances bring to the shores of the crime battered semi-island republic? Secondly, to think that no one on the island can provide sufficient power for its citizens is perplexing. They have to resort to building under-sea cables to Puerto Rico? Through the Mona passage? Cruzar El Canal de La Mona? Incredible, ridiculous and disgusting!
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Written by: santanar, 29 Sep 2008 7:43 PM
From: United States
The existing communication cable that run from Caracas to Havana been running for many years, why all the pessimist about a underwater power cable that could solve one of DR biggest problem, lets remember that Colombia is already providing electricity to Ecuador and Venezuela thru surface cables.
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Written by: anthonyC, 29 Sep 2008 9:57 PM
From: United States
"Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 29 Sep 2008 2:17 PM
From: United States
This is a real pipe dream, and a sobering act in itself. To try to bring power from the FARC, ELN, the Para-Military squad, infested Colombia,"

You obviously haven't been to Columbia lately. The FARC is on the run and are pretty much stuck in a few pockets. Even with Chavez and Correa's help they will cease to be an efficient fighting force soon.
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Written by: ArsenioALembertJr, 29 Sep 2008 11:00 PM
From: United States
anthonyC,
You obviously haven't been to Columbia lately. The FARC is on the run and are pretty much stuck in a few pockets. Even with Chavez and Correa's help they will cease to be an efficient fighting force soon.

No, I've never been to "Columbia". I have visited a Colombian Consulate at 5th AVE and 41 ST. in NYC, and it was like entering East Germany back in the day. No thanks; I doubt I'd visit such a place if the Consulate is like entering a federal prison.

My point is; How can anyone trade with a partner whose country is in mayhem, and has been so for dozens of years? To me Colombia is a Narco-Trafficking State. If it were not so, there would be law and order. If things are bad in DR; Wait until you have armed guerillas in the mountains?
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Written by: anthonyC, 30 Sep 2008 8:36 AM
From: United States
"I have visited a Colombian Consulate at 5th AVE and 41 ST. in NYC, and it was like entering East Germany back in the day. No thanks; I doubt I'd visit such a place if the Consulate is like entering a federal prison. "

Ever been to a US Embassy of Consulate?
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Written by: jonbonz, 30 Sep 2008 5:10 PM
From: Dominican Republic
As long as there is theft of power and the government is acting as the distributor then this will not work. The government will fail to collect the power bill for power consumed. Then the power bill will be late to Columbia, then the lights will go out.
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Written by: santanar, 30 Sep 2008 7:31 PM
From: United States
Arsernio, did you know that Colombia is almost two time the size of Texas, did you know it has a population is 44 million?, by the way; I'm a kid from la Romana//
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