Barahona power station
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Barahona power station (Planta termoeléctrica Barahona) is an operating power station of at least 52-megawatts (MW) in Santa Cruz de Barahona, Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Barahona power station | Santa Cruz de Barahona, Barahona, Dominican Republic | 18.221103, -71.086721 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- ': 18.221103, -71.086721
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[1] | coal: unknown[2][3] | 52[4][3] | subcritical | 2001[3] | 2035 (planned)[5] |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Owner | Parent |
|---|---|
| Empresa Generadora de Electricidad Haina SA [100%][4][3] | InterEnergy Holdings |
Ownership Tree
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Background
Barahona power station is the only coal-fired power plant among the eight power plants operated by EGE Haina, one of the Dominican Republic's leading electricity producers.[6][7] Located on the coast about 200 km west of Santo Domingo, the US$38.1 million, 45.6 MW power plant began operating in 2001.[6] Coal for the plant is delivered via conveyor belt from boats anchored in the adjacent port.[6]
In 2018, the power station underwent modernization to increase the potential from 45.6 MW to 52 MW using the same amount of coal.[8][6]
According to EGE Haina's 2022 Annual Report, the Barahona power station underwent "major maintenance" in 2022 and appeared to maintain its prior capacity of 52 MW after the maintenance was completed.[9] The power station reportedly employed a monthly average of 91 total full-time and contracted workers during 2022.[9]
EGE Haina's 2023 Sustainability Report noted that the Barahona power station maintained a capacity of 51.9 MW.[10] The plant produced 306 GWh in 2024, an increase over 238 GWh in 2023.[11]
As of January 2026, coal-fired generation at Barahona continued to make a significant contribution to the Dominican national grid.[12]
Proposed replacement of coal-fired power with renewable energy
In November 2024, in accordance with an initiative spearheaded by the National Climate Change Council[13], the Dominican Ministry of Energy and Mines published an investment strategy for retiring coal-fired generation at the Barahona and Itabo power plants.[14] Written by Fondo Estratégico sobre el Clima and entitled Programa de aceleración de la transición de carbón (Program for Accelerating the Coal Transition), the report laid out a concrete plan for replacing coal-fired generation at Itabo and Barahona with wind and solar energy between 2026 and 2035.[14] The report indicated that a more specific timeline for the coal-to-renewables transition would be devised in 2025, in coordination with updates to the Dominican Republic's national energy plan (PEN) and the Dominican grid operator's expansion plan (Plan de Expansión del OC).[14]
In February 2025, Climate Investment Funds (CIF) signed off on an $85 million investment plan to begin a major course-shift towards transforming the Dominican energy sector and increasing the country's energy independence, with input from the public and private sectors.[15][16] The investment plan allowed for closure of the Barahona and Itabo power stations, calling for each facility to be repurposed or replaced with renewable energy and energy storage projects, while avoiding negative electricity cost impacts.[15] The government's presentation proposed that both plants be retired between 2030 and 2035, with enabling activities starting in 2025.[17]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://www.oc.org.do/Servicios/Reportes/postdespacho.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.oc.org.do/Informes/Administrativos/Informe-Anual.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.egehaina.com/Centrales?name=Barahona.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://www.egehaina.com/media/k44bpfav/informe-gri-2024-completo-ingles.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.cif.org/sites/cif_enc/files/meeting-documents/ctf_tfc.33_agenda-item-4-dominican-republic-act-ip_02262025.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Barahona Carbón", EG Haina website, accessed January 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Tres empresas generadoras responsables de suplir casi el 60 % de la electricidad del país". Diario Libre. September 27, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "EGE Haina". www.egehaina.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sustainability Report, EGE Haina, 2023
- ↑ SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2023, EGE Haina, May 2024
- ↑ "EGE Haina - Eearning Call Presentation Q1 2025" (PDF). /www.egehaina.com/. 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "OC > Servicios > Reportes > Postdespacho". OC (Organismo Coordinador). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Logros Relevantes: Gobierno del Presidente Luis Abinader, Año 2024 (p 165)" (PDF). Gobierno de la República Dominicana. 2025-02-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Programa de aceleración de la transición de carbón (CIF-ACT): Plan de inversión para la República Dominicana (pp 21, 95, 101)" (PDF). Fondo Estratégico sobre el Clima. 2024-11-15.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 62 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 "CIF Endorses Dominican Republic's $85 Million Plan Harnessing Innovative Financing for Energy System Transformation". CIF (Climate Investment Funds). 2025-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Los fondos CIF aprueban US$85 millones para impulsar transición energética de República Dominicana". Consejo Nacional para el Cambio Climático y Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio. 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Investment Plan for Accelerating Coal Transition in Dominican Republic 2 0 2 5" (PDF). www.cif.org. February 2025.
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Additional data
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