System manages to supply 98% historical electricity demand of 3,312MW

This MEM release was published using machine translation.

The national electricity system managed to supply 98% of the historical peak of 3,312 megawatts that the electricity demand reached on the night of this Tuesday, June 6, an energy requirement that had never been registered in the country.

This maximum demand of 3,312 MW exceeds by 10% the 3,010 MW that were required by the population in June 2022 and by 19% the 2,780 MW of energy requested in July 2021.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines reported that the supply of 98% of the energy required by citizens was made possible by the addition to the system of 190 MW from the company Siba Energy in Boca Chica and another 178 MW from the Karpowership barge (KPS ) in Azua, both plants are part of the emergency tender launched in 2021 by the government of President Luis Abinader.

Historically, in the Dominican Republic the maximum demand for electricity occurs in the months of August and September, and not in July, so it is expected that in those months the behavior of the demand will be greater than that of this Tuesday night.

The increase in demand is also being supplied with energy derived from solar power plants, wind farms and the biomass unit, all renewable. Likewise, the contributions of the hydroelectric plants are also improving thanks to the recent rains throughout the country.

On the other hand, the institution reported that this spectacular increase in energy demand reveals, among other things, the expansion of the economy and the greater electrification of its processes and sectors, tourism projects and the growing urbanization of the national territory.

It also demonstrates the relevance of the strategy and foresight of the Luis Abinader government, which launched a tender two years earlier that today is the guarantee of supplying our energy needs.

Likewise, it has been possible to increase the installation of renewable energy projects thanks to the trust placed in this administration by national and foreign investors who have seen the obstacles reduced and the processes for the development of their companies in the country more efficient.