Santo Domingo, December 7 (Prensa Latina) The manager of the Dominican company Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este (Edeeste), Manuel Mejía, pointed out today that the country needs to promote changes in energy production and consumption patterns towards greater sustainability and resilience .
Mejía emphasized that this is the only way to achieve energy security that sustains and promotes economic growth and social development.
Speaking at the “Energy Security in Electricity Distribution” workshop sponsored by the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the engineer explained that large economic investments are required to meet current and future electricity needs.
In this context, he praised the government's willingness to include investments in this sector in the 2024 state budget.
According to the official, ensuring energy security in the Dominican Republic must focus on diversifying the energy matrix, promoting efficiency and self-sufficiency, and improving the resilience of distribution systems.
He estimated that the country needs to increase the use of renewable energy sources and less polluting fuels and reduce dependence on oil and coal.
He explained that diversification means the use of different sources, suppliers and energy transport routes with the aim of reducing dependence on a single resource or supplier.
“A country that diversifies its energy protects itself from energy disruptions and strengthens its security,” he stressed.
With regard to promoting policies and strategies, he considered that investments in renewable energy generation sources should be supported through the application of incentives and the design of public policies to promote their growth, including regulatory aspects to promote their storage.
Regarding the resilience of distribution systems, he explained that it is a strategy to ensure stable and reliable supply and design a contingency plan to deal with possible disruptions due to extreme weather events and natural disasters.
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