Another Reminder to Kevin Manning

De: José Antonio Vanderhorst Silverio
Para: Kevin Manning
Fecha: 16 Jun 2003 - 3:33 PM

AmCham Energy Committee 030602.doc - 23k
Grito Patriotico Interdependiente.pdf - 104k

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ENERGY COMMITTEE

Proposals of Agenda Items

• Deregulation to transport fuels. A fixed tariff of RD$0.99 to transport fuel country-wide to power plants is incompatible with minimum cost of fuels aimed by the electric deregulation. In addition, remote locations development of alternative energy is blocked by this artificial measure. Wind and solar projects in those locations are less competitive. This issue cuts across to both sub-committees.

• Deregulation of the commercialization of electricity. Opportunities abound for the Dominicans to take the lead on this matter, serving a ground for testing approaches, like real time metering for large loads. Commercialization losses will only be reduced by an effective marketing approach, under a free market, with transparent and competitive practices. Keeping the commercialization as direct or an indirect monopoly will cripple the electricity development of the Dominican Republic. The government needs to get out of the involvement with the commercialization. To help on the development of a white paper, I attached a paper that I published in 1999.