The President of the Republic, Luís Abinader, announced yesterday that the Monte Grande and Guayubín dams will be completed, the first on August 16 next year and the second within 24 months.
The president made the announcement after visiting both systems located in the El Pastor community of Barahona and in La Mina, in Santiago Rodríguez.
The Monte Grande dam is 51% complete. The Brazilian consortium Andrade Gutiérrez and its Dominican partner Servinca have pledged the government to prepare it by August next year.
“This is an idea over the decades for the entire southern region, especially in terms of irrigating many new agricultural production loads, which contain floods and make it a source of water for many southern communities, including Barahona,” he said. Abinader.
The President reiterated his commitment to complete this work. “We promise that this dam, after more than eleven years, in a year and three months, we can finish it,” he added.
Guayubín
In the case of the Guayubín Dam, the head of state reported that the government will resume work on the site, which is paralyzed because it was started without conducting environmental impact studies. Abinader informed that the work will be executed by the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (EGEHID), using its own funds, and will be used for human consumption, energy and agricultural production.
The president announced the details during a tour he did through the project, in the company of Rafael Salazar, administrator of EFEHID; the Minister of the Presidency, Lisandro Macarrulla; the provincial senator, Antonio Marte, and the directors of the institution.
“This project has been stopped because it was started and had no environmental impact studies, and because this government is complying with the law, we are doing this study so that it is carried out properly,” the president said. He said he also met with community leaders in the area, with whom he spoke about compensation, because we need to answer to people who will be affected by justice and the law.
He explained that the water that the Guayubín dam will store will be distributed equitably among all sectors, especially the provinces of Santiago Rodríguez and Monte Cristi.
DETAILS
Investment.
EGEHID administrator Rafael Salazar reported that the work has an estimated cost of $ 40 million and will generate two megabits of energy.
Benefits.
He stressed that the Guayubín dam will be built with its own funds and will supply the Sabaneta aqueduct, irrigate 98,000 loads in this province and have a space for fish production.