s of 2023, greater diversification of the energy generation matrix in the country is expected with the increase of sustainable projects, decreasing the dependence on oil derivatives.
The Dominican Electricity Industry Association (ADIE) reported yesterday that 2022 concluded with a growth in the participation of renewable energies in the electricity generation matrix so that they already equal production with petroleum derivatives.
In its year-end report, the entity highlighted that this year energy was supplied in the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI) by the following primary sources: natural gas 39 %, coal 30 %, oil derivatives 15 %, water 6 %, biomass 1 %, wind 5 %, and sun 3 %.
He also indicated that the electricity system currently has 833 megawatts (MW) of large-scale non-conventional renewable energies in operation, of which 370 are wind, 433 are solar photovoltaic, and 30 are based on biomass.