The Minister of Energy and mines, Joel Santoshe informed that this Saturday, for the first time, the renewable energies They produced more than 50% of the energy that the Interconnected National Electrical System (SENI) I needed. At 1:38 in the afternoon, renewable energy sources generated 1,222.75 megawatts (MW)surpassing in a 0.85% to the thermal energy, which contributed 1.201.47 MW.
The minister stressed that this milestone is a clear sample of the progress of Dominican Republic Towards a future clean and efficient As for your Energy production. “This is an important step to consolidate our Energy Independence and reduce the environmental impact, “he said Joel Santos.
In addition, the minister stressed that the Government Keep working on policies to increase the participation of renewable energiesin order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reach a more energy model sustainable.
Friday record
On Friday, the country had already registered a record of 1,101 MW generated by renewable energiesreaching the 46.5% of the energy used on that day.
Santos also mentioned that the country is accelerating the processes of tenders For more projects than Clean energywith the objective that renewable sources represent the 25% of the national energy matrix for the year 2025.
