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Date/Time
Jan 31 2013 /
12:00 AM- 12:00 AM
Location
CEI-RD, Centro de Exportacion e Inversion de Republica Dominicana, Santo Domingo
Av. Luperón, Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
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The Danilo Medina government assumed office in August. Topping the list of priority policy areas for the new administration is energy, a vital, but complicated, cog in the Dominican Republic’s economy. Given the long-standing issues surrounding the sector, the government understands the need for action. Among the efforts under consideration are structural changes to the energy sector that include the creation of a new ministry of energy and mines, as well as a push to assess the nation’s offshore energy resource potential.
Over the last few years, the Dominican Republic strove to diversify its energy matrix via renewable energy projects and huge strides have been made incorporating natural gas. In addition, creating a culture of payment across all facets of the nation has been coupled with efforts to reverse years of inattention to system losses and lack of payment of electric bills. Power savings are critical as they underscore a fundamental challenge: the subsidy price tag. How the new Medina government intends to bring to bear further efforts on these fronts and broader structural modifications of the nation’s energy sector will be featured points of discussion during the forum.
Confirmed Speakers
Alvaro Atilano, Principal Executive, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America
Heather Berkman, Analyst, Eurasia Group
Rubén Bichara, Executive Vice President, Comisión Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales (CDEEE)
Anthony T. Bryan, Professor, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies & Senior Associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Pelegrin Castillo Semán, Deptuy, Chamber of Deputies
Marco De La Rosa, President, AES Dominicana
Abel Martínez, Chairman, Chamber of Deputies
Temístocles Montas, Minister of Economy and Planning
José Luis Moreno, Energy Consultant
Milton Morrison, Executive Vice President, Asociación Dominicana de la Industria Eléctrica (ADIE)
Pascual Prota, President, National Maritime Issues Authority
Alfonso Rodríguez, Director, Sales and Sustainability, Bio-Gen Corp Ltd & Business Development Manager, Wirsol Solar
Juan Carlos Russo, Consultant, Finance, Strategy, Energy and Environment
Viriato Sánchez, Principal Partner, VSA Consultores & former General Manager, Refidomsa
Sampo Suvisaari, General Manager, Wärtsilä North America
Roger Tissot, Energy Economist & Fellow, Institute of the Americas
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