The President Luis Abinader made this Friday a Supervision visit to the 2000 Energy Generation Plantlocated in Manzanilloprovince Montecristiwhere he highlighted the advances in the expansion of the national energy matrix.
The president explained that in the coming weeks and months they will be gradually integrating the Electrical system some 630 additional megawatts of generation, from new plants that, although they planned to initiate operations between May and August of this year, have faced technical and logistics delays.
![[object HTMLTextAreaElement]](https://resources.diariolibre.com/images/2025/09/19/whatsapp-image-2025-09-19-at-180738-f8c46f30.jpeg "Abinader announces gradual incorporation of 630 megawatts into the system")
He stressed that this will allow to stabilize the system and carry tranquility to the population Faced with a situation that has been quite annoying.
“When we arrived at the government, the total demand was 2,700 megawatts and today it is in 4,100. We have gone increasing generation capacity significantly, “he said Abinader.
- He also recalled that they are in construction 800 additional megawattsawarded in previous tenders and that They will come into operation in 2027while 2028 others will be added 400 megawatts.
On the plant
The New 2000 Energy Generation Plant It is one of the most relevant development projects in the Dominican Republic, which will contribute more than 400 megawatts to the national energy system. It is expected that it will be inaugurated in the coming months.
The Head of State stressed that the increase in energy from Manzanillo It is particularly important because it is an area of the north of the country that lacked large generation projects, which will contribute to Improve reliability of the electricity grid in the area.
