ARTICLE - SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT

100 MEGAWATTS OF SOLAR ENERGY FOR HAITI!
(Haiti Libre) -

The international company "Global Gigawatt" is working on a project for the installation in Haiti of several solar power plants, with a total capacity of 100 megawatts. EDH currently produces 130 megawatts. The addition of these 100 megawatts would have a major positive impact on the energy requirements of Haiti.

According to the Company representative in Haiti, the engineer Jean Lucien Ligondé, the investment would exceed $300 million U.S. dollars and will include the installation of several solar power plants, and the renovation of a part of the network of Électricité D'Haïti (EDH) in metropolitan areas and for 3 sub-stations of the Central Péligre. "It remains to the company to sign an agreement with the Haitian authorities to initiate the work that will last nine months", has indicated the engineer who adds that "Gigawatt global" wishes to realize this project very quickly in Haiti.

On the other hand, the engineer estimated that this project will not only reduce energy dependence of Haiti, by using solar energy, a clean, renewable energy, but also save the country 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil per year. The ecological effects of this project, are not negligible because these plants will allow the reduction of 185,000 tonnes/year, the emissions of greenhouse gas CO2.