Renewable Energy

Committed to renewable energy, CEPM carried out the country’s first wind studies and was the first company to invest in wind energy in the Dominican Republic, opening the Quilvio Cabrera Wind Farm in 2011. Over the years, generation has continued to expand through renewable sources with solar photovoltaic projects that contribute to sustainability and environmental protection. Today, it has several solar parks generating tens of megawatts that eliminate thousands of tons of CO2 emissions every year and make our main tourist destination greener.

Wind Energy Development

Consorcio Energético Punta Cana-Macao (CEPM) began its renewable energy activities in 1998 by installing a wind measurement tower at the eastern tip of the island, within its concession area, in Cabo Engaño, La Altagracia. This first measurement led, in 2000, to hiring the Danish consulting firm RISO to establish measurement points throughout the Dominican Republic.

The study identified the following locations as optimal measurement sites:

Cabo Engaño, La Altagracia
Farallón, on the upper part of the cliff that runs through Punta Cana and Bávaro, La Altagracia
Barahona, Barahona
Juancho, Pedernales

With these results, CEPM focused on the Cabo Engaño project (8.25 MW). From 2003 to 2005, the necessary steps were taken to obtain a loan provided by Danish Mixed Credits (now DANIDA Sustainable Infrastructure Finance, DSIF) and guaranteed by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). This started the process of hiring companies to obtain government permits, including environmental permits, and selecting the project’s construction company.

This obstacle forced CEPM to redouble its efforts to find a new location for its wind farm. As a result, in 2010 construction of the Wind Project began in the community of Juancho, in Pedernales province.

Finally, in October 2011, the project entered continuous operation. It was named the Quilvio Cabrera Wind Farm in honor of the Director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute at the time the land-use arrangements in Juancho were made, who gave unconditional support to bring the project to completion.

In the first months of 2006, just as construction was about to begin, the Ministry of Tourism suspended the project, arguing that a tourist complex worth more than US$5,000 million would be built on the same site.

Quilvio Cabrera Wind Farm

The Quilvio Cabrera Wind Farm was officially opened in October 2011 and, together with Los Cocos, was the first of its kind to operate in the Dominican Republic.

It is an important contribution to diversifying the Dominican electricity mix, generating 8.25 megawatts of clean energy.

By the end of 2011, the wind farm, located in the community of Juancho in Pedernales province, had generated and fed around 1,885 kWh into the grid, despite only 76.6% availability during its first three months of operation.

In 2012 the wind farm generated 17,000 kWh, avoiding the emission of 12,500 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, 13% above projections.

The Quilvio Cabrera Wind Farm is named in honor of engineer Quilvio Cabrera, the late director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), who was an important ally in granting CEPM all the permits and licenses needed to install the wind farm in the Juancho valley.

Wind turbines at the Quilvio Cabrera Wind Farm

Wind turbines among palm trees at the CEPM wind farm

Aerial view of wind turbines at the CEPM wind farm

Wind turbines next to a lagoon and palm trees

CEPM solar park surrounded by vegetation

Aerial view of a CEPM solar park next to the plant

Hotel with CEPM Zero rooftop solar panels

Residential complex with CEPM Zero solar panels

Solar Energy

Generation has expanded through renewable sources with solar photovoltaic projects which, together with our electric mobility strategy, contribute to sustainability and environmental protection.

Paradisus Palma Real – MELIÁ
– 0.5 MWp (In operation)
Libomi Enterprise
– 0.2 MWp (In operation)
Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana
– 1 MWp (In operation)
Royalton Bávaro Resort & Spa
– 0.9 MWp (In operation)
Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort
– 1.5 MWp (In operation)
Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana – 1.5 MWp (In operation)
Excellence Punta Cana
– 0.2 MWp (In operation)
Excellence El Carmen
– 1.5 MWp (In operation)
Iberostar Hotels & Resorts
– 0.6 MWp (In operation)
AC Hotel by Marriott Punta Cana
– 0.1 MWp (In operation)
Dreams Miches
– 1.5 MWp (In operation)
Ocean Blue & Sand
– 1.5 MWp (In operation)
MELIÁ Hotels
– 1.5 MWp (In operation)
Hilton La Romana
– 0.7 MWp (In operation)
Club Med Miches Playa Esmeralda
– 0.2 MWp (In operation)
Viva Miches
– 0.5 MWp (In operation)
Ocean el Faro
– 1.5 MWp (Under construction)
Iberostar (Matamosquitos)
– 1.1 MWp (In operation)
Royalton Punta Cana
– 0.9 MWp (Under construction)
Chic By Royalton
– 0.4 MWp (Under construction)
Lopesan Costa Bávaro
– 1.1 MWp (Under construction)
Montaña Redonda
– 0.03 MWp (In operation)
Bávaro Adventure Park
– 0.2 MWp (In operation)
Almacenes Unidos Punta Cana
– 0.8 MWp (In operation)
Downtown Punta Cana
– 0.2 MWp (In operation)
Racquet Club Cana Bay
– 0.1 MWp (In operation)
Palma Real Shopping Village
– 0.6 MWp (Under construction)
Meliá Grand Cana
– 0.7 MWp (Under construction)
Bávaro Solar Park (FV1) – Hard Rock Road
– 8.8 MWp (In operation)
Self-Consumption Solar Park (FV2) – CEPM Plant
– 1.4 MWp (In operation)
Solar Park FV3 – Hard Rock Road
– 24.6 MWp (In operation)
Solar Park FV4 – Nisibón
– 54.9 MWp (In operation)
Solar Park FV5 – Macao
– 14.6 MWp (In operation)
Solar Park FV6 – La Romana
– 77.9 MWp (In operation)
Solar Park FV7
– 62.7 MWp (In operation)
CEB Bayahíbe Solar Park
– 0.8 MWp (In operation)
Evergo Connect EV Station Solar Park
– 0.2 MWp (In operation)
Saona Solar Park
– 0.8 MWp (In operation)
Viva Dominicus Palace
– 0.3 MWp (Under construction)

More than 269 GWh of clean energy produced, more than 231,000 barrels of oil saved and more than 125,000 tons of CO2 avoided.

Biomass

Since 2016, CEPM has had a biomass boiler producing 4 tons of steam per hour for internal use at the Bávaro plant. This type of energy generation benefits the environment in several ways:

A basic but fundamental advantage is turning waste into a resource: proper biomass treatment increases recycling and reduces waste.
Using biomass as fuel eliminates waste, refuse, wastewater and slurry that pollute the subsoil and groundwater.
From an agricultural standpoint, it not only minimizes the risk of fire but also reduces insect pests, makes use of residues without burning them on the land itself and makes better use of land, since fallow land can be used for energy crops.
There is a large amount of wood, residues and organic waste around the world. This makes it a renewable energy source, completing a cycle that avoids soil pollution and eliminates all kinds of waste.

Biomass piles inside the storage building

Green equipment and piping at the biomass plant

Biomass is any organic matter that can be used as an energy source. Its origin can be animal or plant, obtained naturally or from artificial transformations carried out in biomass plants. This matter is converted into energy through various chemical processes.

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