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PUNTA CATALINA (TIPPING POINT)

 I would like to write and bring at the same time some information about this topic that has turned to a tipping point in the Dominican Republic. I’m talking about Punta Catalina. But what is Punta Catalina? According to this page (http://puntacatalina.cdeee.gob.do/descripcion/#), Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant is composed of two gross power units of 376 MW each, for a total of 752 MW gross, located in the Municipal District of Catalina, Baní, Peravia Province, in the Dominican Republic. The Power Plant will generate energy from the clean burning of pulverized coal, and along with this the project includes all the support facilities such as: the installation of a charcoal spring with a maximum capacity of 80,000 tons, coal unloading and storage systems completely closed, ash deposit, central warehouse for spare parts, water production plant, wastewater treatment plant and electrical substation of 345 kV 138 kV the corresponding transmission lines to connect the generated energy to the National Interconnected Electrical System (SENI) .



This project has given people plenty to talk about and to mention only one case of defrauding is the one of the Odebrecht that was a shame but even more that these people are out of the jail. But, it is my country. Beside of everything that is happening in this project. On the other hand many people and movement on the radio, television, interviews... express their opinion about this project and about the different corruption scandals that happening there, for example, the green march, in simple words the whole town is out on the street. 

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