wiredinUSA November 2011

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Vicini has completed the first phase of the Los Cocos wind farm, with a total generation capability of 77MW. The wind farm has 14 wind turbines and will generate enough power to meet around three percent of the power requirements of the Dominican Republic, supplying around 90,000 families. The wind power generation project will be jointly-developed and managed by the Energy Consortium of Punta Cana and EGE Haina.

Wind farm project in Caribbean

The second phase will have 19 more windmills at the location to bring the total number of wind turbine installations to 33. Each turbine is designed to generate 1.8MW. On completion of all the planned phases, the wind farm will generate enough power to supply around 10 percent of the country’s power requirement. The Energy and Industry Fund of Vicini, a privately held assets management company, has made major investment in the project and has also encouraged local community participation in the project to promote regional and local economic development.

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