Dominican Republic grants final concession to 7 MW biomass-fired energy project

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The Dominican Republic's National Electricity Commission (CNE) has given a 10-year concession to the developer of the 7 MW Energia Renovable Ingenio Barahona biomass-fired energy project, Consorcio Azucarero Central (CAC).

Signed by Edward Veras, executive director of the CNE, and Virgil Ernesto Pérez Bernal, president of CAC, the biomass-fired power plant was registered in the Special Electricity Regime's Production Installation Registry.

CAC cultivates and produces sugar cane, the largest industry in the country's southern region. 

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