The legal consultant of the Executive Power, Antonio Peralta, will attend this Thursday at the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic to make a formal request for an audit of the Thermoelectric Power Plant Catalina Point.
Peralta’s visit to the Plenary of the Chamber of Accounts It is scheduled for 11:00 in the morning, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
The Punta Cana issue came back to the fore, after the government’s plans to make a trust for the plant were revealed, which was interpreted by the political opposition as possible privatization plans.
However, President Abinader assured in a speech that the plant will not be privatized and that the issue of the trust will be brought to the dialogue of the Economic and Social Council (CES) before it is approved by the Senate.
Already in November 2021, the North American engineering firm Sargent & Lundy began a technical-forensic audit of the construction and operation of the Thermoelectric Power Plant of Catalina Point (CTPC).
Catalina Point It was inaugurated by former President Danilo Medina on July 29, 2020, at a cost of US$2,454 million. However, that figure has been questioned and an audit has always been requested to find out if it corresponds to the exact investment.
The plant has a capacity to produce 752 megawatts with mineral coal.
