Since August 9, the ship has been anchored in national territory, close to the Malecón de Santo Domingo specifically, Karmol LNGT Powership Europeproperty of the company Karpowershipwhich operates the barges of electric generation located in Azua.
However, unlike the vessels located in the municipal district of Puerto Viejo, this one does not have the Dominican Republic as its final destination, according to information provided by the Turkish capital company.
The company’s communications department explained that the ship is “making a stop in national territory” and will subsequently transit to another country, which was not identified. It was not explained until when the ship will be in Dominican waters.
Karpowership indicated that the vessel Karmol LNGT Powership does not have the same functions as the barges from Azua, since this vessel was designed to store and inject natural gas to power generation plants.
The Turkish company has been operating in the country for a year, after winning an emergency tender for 400 megawatts, motivated by the energy deficit facing the country, according to authorities.
The barges They have supplied 6% of the national energy demand of the Dominican Republic according to data from the company that operates them and the Coordinating Body (OC) of the National Interconnected Electric System (SENI).
