The Superintendence of Electricity (SIE) held a public hearing to present the proposal for the “Regulation for the Approval, Interconnection and Operation of Distributed Generation Systems of Renewable Energies”.
This initiative seeks to create a regulatory framework that facilitates the transition towards energies renewable and allow users to generate their own electricity through solar panels.
In addition, it will reduce the application and approval process from three months to a maximum of 45 days and eliminates the penetration limit of renewable per circuit of 15%.
The proposal that responds to the Strategy National of Development and Law 57-07 on Renewable Energy, aims to strengthen the sustainable and competitive energy model.
Currently, the energies renewable They represent 16% of the Dominican energy matrix. With this regulation, the government try increase this percentage to 25% by 2025, “eliminating administrative and technical barriers.”
Main news of the regulation:
- Time reduction: The application and approval process will be reduced from three months to a maximum of 45 days.
- Digitization: Distribution companies must develop platforms digital within six months to follow up on user requests.
- Removal of limits: The penetration limit of renewable per circuit of 15%, requiring prior studies to verify capacity.
- Bidirectional meters: Distribution companies will assume the cost of these essential devices for users.
- If the client does not wish to inject their surplus energy into the national electrical system, they must notify their distributor and include the non-injection setpoint test. This does not exempt the distributor from placing the bidirectional meter on the customer.
5. Gradual collection: The network use charge for users with demand less than 10 kW will come into effect in three years, without affecting current installations.
- This charge includes those customers who have already installed solar panels.
Through the advertisement, the SIE and invited citizens to present observations about him regulation before November 29, 2024 at the offices of the Superintendence of Electricity.
