Spain financed study of electric connection betwee
Spain financed study of electric connection between the Dominican Republic and P. Rico. San Juan, May 9 () .- Spain travs finance World Bank a study to assess the feasibility of the interconnection of networks ELECTRICAL of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, said Puerto Rican Secretary of State, Kenneth McClintock.
This, he added, a first step in launching an ambitious project that will in future ELECTRICAL interconnection networks in the Caribbean, an initiative that recognition became a reality years later, sto credits, .
The Puerto Rican senior official made the remarks after attending a conference on Elctrica Interconnection in the Caribbean organized by the International Center for Studies of Environment and Sustainable Development at the University of Turabo in Puerto Rico.
McClintock says that shortly receive the visit of World Bank officials to further details on the project, who have spoken on, global agenda powerleveling, several occasions the governor Luis Fortuoy Dominican President Leonel Fernandez.
The two passes were launched in 2010 a strategic alliances to advance the project, the first result is the execution of the World Bank study.
McClintock points out that although the first step is getting the electric interconnection between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic the ultimate goal is that all the Caribbean est energetic joined by, runescape gold, a network to reduce costs and help reduce the risk of cuts.
"With support from the World Bank should continue the search for connections bilateral or regional type that are technically viable and meaningful from the standpoint of the Economic" he said.
McClintock suggests that a good example of progress in this area is represented by Elctrica Interconnection System for Central America Passes (SIEPAC), a model for the Caribbean area, aadi .
Puerto Rican Secretary of State stressed that apart from possible cuts and lower energetic costs, the electric interconnection is a good way to create jobs in the Caribbean area.
Record that the region has one of the most energetic costs highest in the world and that demand will grow if they are cheaper.
Puerto Rico needs to maintain an energetic reserve capacity of 5,000 megawatts, pas with a peak consumption which is located at about 3,600 megawatts.