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Low environmental impact micro-hydroelectric in the Dominican Republic

Good Practices in the WorldBy Staff March 26, 2020 Leave a comment

The territory of the Dominican Republic extends for 48.670 km² and hosts 10.349.741 inhabitants. World Bank estimates show that around 400 people live without secure access to electricity in the Dominican Republic. Since 2008, the "Rural Electrification Program" led by UNDP, which has 20 years of experience in the sector, has accompanied ...

Sumba: universal electrification renewable by 2025

Good Practices in the WorldBy Staff March 2, 2020 Leave a comment

Sumba Island is an 11000 km² island in the Savu Sea and includes 640.000 inhabitants. Like all small island states, it is severely threatened by the effects of climate change. On the island there are 12 mini-hydroelectric plants (3,43 kW), 100 mini-wind plants (50 kW), 14868 photovoltaic modules (439 kW) and 557 small digesters for the production of ...