El gas natural como una fuente potencial para el desarrollo energético sostenible en la República Dominicana: una revisión
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Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)
La matriz energética de República Dominicana depende, mayoritariamente, de los mercados internacionales, con nula producción de petróleo, gas natural y carbón mineral. Este hecho podría transformarse por completo si los resultados de nuevos estudios confirman su existencia en cantidades comerciales. La vida útil promedio estimada para las centrales eléctricas de combustibles fósiles es de aproximadamente cinco décadas. Actualmente, la mitad de las plantas instaladas en el país están llegando a su fin y no existen planes estructurados para reponer su capacidad de producción en el largo plazo. Ahora es el momento perfecto para que la nación cambie su producción de energía hacia fuentes más sostenibles. Producto de las inversiones que incluyen el gasoducto oriental y la central de conversión existente a este combustible, el gas natural logró un crecimiento en 2020. Al mismo tiempo, el sector continúa realizando inversiones que se reflejan en una destacada mejora en la producción de electricidad de fuentes renovables. Junto con el gas natural, las fuentes renovables conforman el 56% de la matriz generadora y se pronosticó un dominio del 61% para el pasado año 2021, contribuyendo a una solución más económica que, además, promueva la reducción de la huella de carbono en el marco de los Objetivos para el Desarrollo Sostenible, haciendo hincapié en los objetivos séptimo y decimotercero que representan energía limpia y asequible, y acción climática, respectivamente.
The Dominican Republic energy matrix is mostly dependent on international markets, with void natural production of oil, natural gas, and mineral coal. This fact could completely be transformed if new studies’ outcomes confirm commercial quantities existence of them. The average estimated useful life for fossil fuel power plants is approximately five decades. Currently, half of the installed plants are reaching their end and no structured plans exist to replace their production capacity in the long term. Now is the perfect moment for the nation to shift its energy production towards more sustainable sources. As a result of the investments that include the Oriental Gas Pipeline and the existing central conversion to this fuel, natural gas achieved growth in 2020. At the same time, the sector continues to make investments that are reflected in an outstanding improvement in the production of electricity from renewable sources. Along with natural gas, renewable sources make up 56% of the generator matrix and predicted a domain of 61% for the past year 2021, contributing to a more economical solution that also promotes the reduction of the carbon footprint within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the seventh and thirteenth goals that stand for affordable and clean energy, and climate action, respectively.
The Dominican Republic energy matrix is mostly dependent on international markets, with void natural production of oil, natural gas, and mineral coal. This fact could completely be transformed if new studies’ outcomes confirm commercial quantities existence of them. The average estimated useful life for fossil fuel power plants is approximately five decades. Currently, half of the installed plants are reaching their end and no structured plans exist to replace their production capacity in the long term. Now is the perfect moment for the nation to shift its energy production towards more sustainable sources. As a result of the investments that include the Oriental Gas Pipeline and the existing central conversion to this fuel, natural gas achieved growth in 2020. At the same time, the sector continues to make investments that are reflected in an outstanding improvement in the production of electricity from renewable sources. Along with natural gas, renewable sources make up 56% of the generator matrix and predicted a domain of 61% for the past year 2021, contributing to a more economical solution that also promotes the reduction of the carbon footprint within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the seventh and thirteenth goals that stand for affordable and clean energy, and climate action, respectively.
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Science, Environment and Climate; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022): Science, Environment and Climate; 39-52
Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2022): Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; 39-52
2636-2333
2636-2317
10.22206/cac.2022.v5i1
Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2022): Ciencia, Ambiente y Clima; 39-52
2636-2333
2636-2317
10.22206/cac.2022.v5i1