Santo Domingo.- The National Energy Commission (CNE) and the U.S.-based company WCG Energy recently signed an agreement to install a solar power plant with solar panels with a capacity of 50 megawatts (50MW) in Monte Plata province (east).
The project to be built in the coming months at Mata de Palma township, 50 kilometers northeast of Santo Domingo, will cost an estimated US$180 million and will create more than 600 direct jobs.
CNE president Enrique Ramirez signed the agreement with Serge Gharibian WCG CEO and chief Energy board of the Washington Capital Global Finance Inc., based in United States.
Ramirez stressed the project’s strategic importance for the area’s development, and affirmed that having model in the global energy market would make Dominican authorities proud.
Gharibian, accompanied by local partners Frank Fulcar and Karen Stenpayan, hailed the agreement and stated confidence in the solar power project, whose first phase is slated to start in April.
From: Dominican Republic
As this seems to come up every year or two there will be no breath holding to see if it actual happens...
Written by: anthonyC, 6 Feb 2013 6:16 PM
From: United States
Money will exchange hands...You can be sure of that.
Written by: RoyStone, 6 Feb 2013 9:24 PM
From: Australia
No UN-monitored environmental impact study?
No cost-benefit analysis?
"U.S.-based company WCG Energy" stealing Dominican sunlight?
.... So where are the Duminican protesters?
Written by: Danilo, 6 Feb 2013 10:30 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
$180 million will not be it's final cost.
What we need is a smaller version of the Enviromission tower which would produce electricity at USD $.10/kwh (around $4 pesos) It would also work at night and through cloudy periods since it uses salt water ponds to store heat. This is better than the concentrated solar tower which cost USD $.25/kwh, slightly more than solar cell power which cost USD $.24/kwh. The only downside to this is that there will be huge tower in the middle of it like this:
youtube.com/watch?v=jKyDaWmiNiU
compare costs here:
unenergy.org/Popup%20pages/Comparecosts.html
The sun produces 1000 watts for every square meter, we should be taking advantage of this right now!
Written by: Danilo, 6 Feb 2013 11:15 PM
From: Dominican Republic, www.DuckyDeals.com
Here's a pilot version of the Enviromission tower:
youtu.be/C-EvV90MeDY
Written by: rokete, 7 Feb 2013 2:55 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Now this is good news.
Solar energy is the way to go for Dominican Republic.
Renewable and environmentally friendly.
Way to go !!!
En hora buena !!!
Written by: RoyStone, 7 Feb 2013 8:19 AM
From: Australia
and what will remain after Duminican vandals and thieves have done what they always do?
Written by: rokete, 7 Feb 2013 1:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
The only thing left would be
Roystone, throwing his negatives in this forum.
LOL
Written by: RonEvane 
, 8 Feb 2013 6:49 AM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
"and what will remain after Duminican vandals and thieves have done what they always do?"
Mr. Stone, You're beginning to sound just as negative and annoying as juvenile Josean.
I wouldn't have expected this from you!
Just because you can't win the nuclear debate war, doesn't mean you need to attack sensible, alternative modes of energy production, for Pete's sake!!
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Feb 2013 1:15 AM
From: Australia
So Duminincans will steal anything from high-tession transmission towers and suspension-bridge cables down to cyclone-fencing, electricity and man-hole covers, but won't touch this solar power plant?
I'm taking bets at 100:1 - any offers?
Written by: rokete, 9 Feb 2013 1:47 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
RoyStone
Those panels get steaming hot from sunlight.
Not even you would dare t touch it.
LOL!!!
Written by: RoyStone, 9 Feb 2013 2:23 AM
From: Australia
at night?
Written by: RonEvane , 9 Feb 2013 12:11 PM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Granted, anyone can steal anything, seemingly at any time, even in Melbourne. But this is not what we're discussing.
There are folks on this site who'll ignore the obvious good news to look for ways to trash it and predict failure, even before its completion… These are the sad sacks, notably Josean, Danny00, Anthony, Basta, and a few other ignoramuses, that pollute absolutely with their chronic negativism, and who get their jollies from defeating one and all new positive projects planned or being built in our flawed DR.
Why they turn anything and everything into a failure, doesn’t matter. But it does reflect on their own failed lives. I just didn’t think you were part of this group, Roy.
Written by: RonEvane , 9 Feb 2013 12:12 PM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
While it’s true that nearly anything is possible; to say “no” to something of this magnitude and importance, (for fear of losing it to the crafty, moonlighting pilferers), is to admit defeat and become paralyzed, and never take another step in the right direction.
This is why the above mentioned, live in poverty and misery and want everyone else they touch, to think theirs is the real world, filled with defeat, depression, and bitterness. ..That is so sad!
I’ll pray to Saint Danilo for their salvation and redemption from the Hell of their agonizing lives….Amen!
From: United States, NJ
Now these 600 direct jobs would be Dominicans or they have to import ?What happened to the
Spaniard project? Have they looked into the Isralites invention of magnifying the sun rays 100
times for more output per sq inches?to produce 50MW of electricity at a cost of 180 mn dollars
is not that cheap.
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As this seems to come up every year or two there will be no breath holding to see if it actual happens...
Money will exchange hands...You can be sure of that.
No cost-benefit analysis?
"U.S.-based company WCG Energy" stealing Dominican sunlight?
.... So where are the Duminican protesters?
What we need is a smaller version of the Enviromission tower which would produce electricity at USD $.10/kwh (around $4 pesos) It would also work at night and through cloudy periods since it uses salt water ponds to store heat. This is better than the concentrated solar tower which cost USD $.25/kwh, slightly more than solar cell power which cost USD $.24/kwh. The only downside to this is that there will be huge tower in the middle of it like this:
youtube.com/watch?v=jKyDaWmiNiU
compare costs here:
unenergy.org/Popup%20pages/Comparecosts.html
The sun produces 1000 watts for every square meter, we should be taking advantage of this right now!
youtu.be/C-EvV90MeDY
Now this is good news.
Solar energy is the way to go for Dominican Republic.
Renewable and environmentally friendly.
Way to go !!!
En hora buena !!!
The only thing left would be
Roystone, throwing his negatives in this forum.
LOL
"and what will remain after Duminican vandals and thieves have done what they always do?"
Mr. Stone, You're beginning to sound just as negative and annoying as juvenile Josean.
I wouldn't have expected this from you!
Just because you can't win the nuclear debate war, doesn't mean you need to attack sensible, alternative modes of energy production, for Pete's sake!!
I'm taking bets at 100:1 - any offers?
RoyStone
Those panels get steaming hot from sunlight.
Not even you would dare t touch it.
LOL!!!
Granted, anyone can steal anything, seemingly at any time, even in Melbourne. But this is not what we're discussing.
There are folks on this site who'll ignore the obvious good news to look for ways to trash it and predict failure, even before its completion… These are the sad sacks, notably Josean, Danny00, Anthony, Basta, and a few other ignoramuses, that pollute absolutely with their chronic negativism, and who get their jollies from defeating one and all new positive projects planned or being built in our flawed DR.
Why they turn anything and everything into a failure, doesn’t matter. But it does reflect on their own failed lives. I just didn’t think you were part of this group, Roy.
While it’s true that nearly anything is possible; to say “no” to something of this magnitude and importance, (for fear of losing it to the crafty, moonlighting pilferers), is to admit defeat and become paralyzed, and never take another step in the right direction.
This is why the above mentioned, live in poverty and misery and want everyone else they touch, to think theirs is the real world, filled with defeat, depression, and bitterness. ..That is so sad!
I’ll pray to Saint Danilo for their salvation and redemption from the Hell of their agonizing lives….Amen!
Spaniard project? Have they looked into the Isralites invention of magnifying the sun rays 100
times for more output per sq inches?to produce 50MW of electricity at a cost of 180 mn dollars
is not that cheap.