Electric vehicle charging stations on the way for DR
The South Korea state-run Korea Electric Corporation (Kepco) continues to back a national effort to install electric vehicle charging stations in the Dominican Republic, a project that is valued at US$30 million. Kepco, in November 2017, signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Energy Commission (CNE). Another step forward to advance the project was taken on 2 April 2018, with the signing of an agreement to conduct electric vehicle infrastructure research and development in the country, led by a consortium of companies and universities. The consortium is led by PUCMM University, the largest Dominican private university, and ESD Engineering.
PUCMM has accepted the challenge to design an electric vehicle charging infrastructure operation system in the Dominican Republic based on international standards. Signing were Han Sang-kyu for Kepco, University rector Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera for the PUCMM and Sang Min Choi for ESD Engineering & Service.
In the PUCMM project, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is providing US$300,000 while the Kepco will share its EV charging infrastructure operation techniques to local companies and the university.
The system to be developed in the project will become the standard for the Dominican Republic. South Korean companies in the industry are expected to be able to get the upper hand in the country’s future projects for EV charging infrastructure construction.
At its widest point, the Dominican Republic is 265 kilometers, which means it is reachable with a fully charged vehicle. Kepco has said it intends to install 160 EV charging stations in three cities while collaborating with local communities in the renewable energy sector.
This is Kepco’s second EV infrastructure project in Latin America. The first was in Ecuador.
Source: DR1, investigacion.pucmm.edu.do
April 10, 2018
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