How wind power grew in Dominican Republic (the)
The Dominican Republic's first wind farms, Los Cocos and Quilvio Cabrera at Juancho in Pedernales province, opened on 11 October 2011. EGE Haina and the Punta Cana-Macao energy consortium built them, adding 33 MW in 19 turbines for US$100m. Vestas says it pioneered the country's wind market that year.
Law 57-07 of May 2007 exempted qualifying renewable equipment from import duty and ITBIS tax, gave a ten-year income tax exemption, and capped wind parks at 50 MW at first, expandable to double that. It also set a goal of 25% renewables by 2025. At the 2011 opening the National Energy Commission said the incentives were working. EGE Haina added Larimar in Barahona in March 2016, 49.5 MW from 15 Vestas turbines. The country then had 135 MW of wind, 94% of it Haina's. Los Guzmancitos in Puerto Plata had 94.8 MW in two phases in 2025.
About 434 MW of wind was running in 10 parks in 2025, on grid coordinator data. Wind generated 1,129 GWh in 2023, 4% of electricity. EGE Haina opened its 49.5 MW Esperanza wind unit in Valverde province on 21 May 2026, part of a 200 MW wind and solar hybrid. Grid limits slow new projects. In 2022 the 138 kV line from Azua to Pizarrete already had capacity limits, and some projects had to build their own lines.
Sources: Diario Libre · Vestas · Pellerano & Herrera · Energías Renovables · elDinero · IRENA · Acento · Energía Estratégica
Where Dominican Republic (the)'s power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Coal | 29.1% |
| Gas | 26.8% |
| Other fossil fuels | 20.4% |
| Solar | 9.9% |
| Hydro | 6.8% |
| Wind | 6.3% |
| Bioenergy | 0.9% |
Wind farms in Dominican Republic (the)
We track 19 wind farms in Dominican Republic (the): 0.6 GW operating and 0.4 GW under construction, consented or planned. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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