I am ccurrently using Rumanian workers on my building sites in Spain. We discuss things and the subject (electricity) came up. It would seem the technology is arround and I am trying to look into it as I am somewhat obsessed with the issue in the DR.
As I am told they are manufactuing "small" hydraulic generators around 100KW and up.
Still, I believe that these should only be looked at as solutions for remote locations and such and small to medium manufacturing which could be encouraged to locate itself around water power.
I am failry convinced that the DR should move agressively towards a total hydraulic solution, having several dams built and operated under a limited time liscense by the building companies or a foreign insvestor consortium to supply 100% of the needed power.
Burning fuel has not only proven ineficient (apagones etc.) and environementaly wrong but has also been a major force in accelerating the external debt spiral.
... J-D.
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