Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean

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Country: Dominican Republic

Sustainable Communities Pillar: Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency

Project Title: Apoyo Técnico para Micro-Hidroeléctricas Comunitarias en la República Dominicana

Grant Amount:USD$49,965

Implementer: Centro Alternativo Rural el Limón (CAREL)

Website: http://www.el-limon.org/

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Background: A community-based, highly participatory micro-hydroelectric initiative in the Dominican Republic has now placed 13 village-scale systems in sustainable operation. Scaling up this “best practices” model effort to implement systems in many hundreds of appropriate sites available will require the development of a decentralized technical support network, and an appropriate national institutional center to provide coordination, training, and additional technical services. Through this grant, CAREL, a community-based NGO that has played a lead role in this initiative, will complete its first classroom and office building, organize a national technical support network based on the Dominican Network of Sustainable Development With Renewable Energy (REDSER) now in formation, train a minimum of two “community technicians” in each participating community through a series of workshops, and systematize the existing professional on-site extension services.

Objective: Provide technical assistance and capacity building to support and replicate a community-based highly participatory micro-hydroelectric initiative in the Dominican Republic.

Expected Results:

  • A specialized training center built by community members completed, equipped and in operation in El Limón, Dominican Republic.
  • A National Technical Support Network organized with at least 25 communities committed and 5 selected regional coordinators.
  • 50 community technicians trained and certified in participating communities and 10 workshops held.
  • Technical extension services systematized and 3 technical extension experts selected and certified.

April, 2015: OAS Visits Micro Hydroelectric station that generates between 7 and 22 Kw depending on the riverflow:

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Center Construction:

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Center Opening:

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Project Video:

Available Documents:

Project Proposal l Signed Sub-Project Agreement l The Rural Alternatives Center of El Limon l Final Report l Request for Clarification l Partial Report