A water-based power plant could be one very valuable asset. Estrella del Mar III offers a host of benefits to the people of lively Santo Domingo, with a more reliable energy supply, reduced LCoE (levelized cost of electricity), and less noise—residential housing is close to the power plant.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was commissioned in 2017. The AES Dominicana Andres – Battery Energy Storage System was developed by Fundacion AES Dominicana. The project is owned by The AES (100%).
The steady flow of electricity can support both tourism and Santo Domingo’s innovative start-up scene. Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa described the Dominican “appetite for noise” in his book The Feast of the Goat. A city that’s already pulsating doesn’t need any extra noise from a power plant.
The Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo sits at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is one of the Caribbean’s oldest cities, and with 3.3 million inhabitants, it’s also the most populous. Over the past decade alone, this burgeoning, bustling melting pot has added around 700,000 inhabitants.
The combined cycle power plant has arrived in Santo Domingo. Watch video In rapidly growing cities, SeaFloat is a pioneering solution that ensures a reliable supply of power without taking up space on land. A growing population needs an efficient, reliable and affordable supply of power—now, and for the future.
We're excited that in the end, the SCC-800 2x1 floating power plant will bring clean and green electrical energy solution to benefit more people in the Dominican Republic," said Ng Sing Chan, President, Marine, ST Engineering. Seaboard Estrella del Mar III will be installed at the customer's location in the country's capital city Santo Domingo.
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