In our August 1, 2017 Cross Border Transactions Newsletter we informed about the announcement made by the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales (CDEEE) regarding several new conditions included in the Power...more
Despite the high interest in the country’s energy sector by local and international developers of renewable projects and the government’s commitments and ongoing efforts to diversify the country’s energy matrix, particularly...more
Last May, the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales (CDEEE), the governmental entity required by law (Law No. 57-07 of Renewable Energy Incentives and Special Regimes and related Regulations) to enter into...more
As announced in our January 14, 2015 newsletter, on January 19, 2015, the Dominican government gave formal start to the discussions regarding the “National Accord for the Reform of the Electricity Sector,” which President...more
The Dominican government has announced that formal discussions about the so-called “National Accord for the Reform of the Electricity Sector,” which President Medina formally called for by means of Decree 389-14, dated...more
The Executive Branch has submitted to the Senate a bill (Bill) introducing amendments to Article 5 of the Renewable Energy Incentive and Special Regimes Law, promulgated on May 7, 2007 (Law 57-07). The main purposes of such...more
In recent years and consistently, Chile has experienced a significant increase in the development of power generation projects based on nonconventional renewable energy sources (“NCRE Projects”). In addition to Chile’s...more
On March 12, 2014, we advised that the Executive Power had introduced an important bill to the Senate (“Bill”) seeking primarily to (a) authorize the Dominican State, through the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas...more
Last month the National Energy Commission (“CNE”) published a study updating the Dominican Republic’s energy forecast for the 2010-2030 period. The study was prepared by the Argentinean Fundación Bariloche, which performed...more
Recent announcements of key projects in the Dominican power sector and actions taken by the government signal that this sector is finally taking meaningful steps aimed at resolving the structural problems that affect it,...more
President Danilo Medina has introduced a bill to Congress seeking to grant the Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales (CDEEE), the Dominican Republic’s state power holding company, the right to participate in...more