Santos indicated that those programs will inject 3,200 megawatts into the networks, and of these, 2,200 megawatts will come from thermal energy.

Santos was addressing the panel “Generation and Transmission of Electricity,” organized by the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo and the Dominican Association of the Electricity Industry.

He also noted that incorporating clean sources to the networks, in addition to diversifying the energy matrix, helps in the decarbonization process. Referring to the increase in electricity demand in the country, he pointed out that by 2023 it rose by 6.8 percent, while keeping growth rate of 8.3 percent this year and a foreseeable upwards trend for the coming years.

The minister pledged future government funds for the electricity transmission networks, transformers, meters and substations, as way to improve distribution.

He further explained that the electricity projects being developed in the north of the country are part of plans to secure energy nationwide.

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