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On Wednesday May 9th, the Dominican Republic´s first Natural Gas Compression and Distribution Plant was inaugurated by the country´s President, Leonel Fernández in the presence of government and business leaders.

This Main-Plant is owned by Linea Clave Internacional S.A., who is Galileo´s representative on the island. The plant has a CNG compression-capacity of 13,000 M3/hour and distributes 30,000 M3/day. In a few months compression-capacity will be raised to 18,000 M3/hour and distribution to 90,000 M3/day.

Ricardo Canalda, president of Linea Clave, emphasized, in the inauguration speech, that even though initial Compressed Natural Gas supply is destined for industrial use, the company is prepared to attend the demand for residential and vehicular uses.
This again confirms the advantages of the Virtual CNG Pipeline in providing versatile technological solutions adaptable to the most diverse requirements.

Upon conclusion of the inaugural ceremonies, President Leonel Fernández, the Secretary of Industry and Commerce, Javier Garcia, other members of the government and the Directors of Linea Clave met with Galileo´s CEO, Osvaldo del Campo, to coordinate a speedy extension of the uses of CNG as a fuel, especially for vehicles.
This way CNG is incorporated into the Dominican Republic´s basket of different fuels, providing an attractive alternative in a diversity of applications.

President Leonel Fernandez, cutting the tape. In the picture, from left to right: Rodolfo Francolino (Vicepresident of Linea Clave Internacional), Osvaldo del Campo (CEO of Galileo) and Ricardo Canalda (President of Linera Clave Internacional)

Osvaldo del Campo, explaining to President Leonel Fernandez, the steps of a CNG conversion-Kit installation.

The Dominican Government subsidizes the price of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to the tune of $200 million dollars a year. The availability and distribution of the—cheaper--natural gas will make Dominican industry more competitive and allow the government to realize substantial savings in LPG subsidies.

The speakers highlighted the benefits of using Natural Gas as a fuel due to its cleanliness, low maintenance cost and its lower price. Their studies have shown that (CNG) is 7% cheaper than fuel oil, 24% less than (LPG), and 48% less than Gasoline. But without their subsidies, (CNG) would be 48% cheaper than (LPG) and 66% less than gasoline.

We extend a warm welcome to the Dominican Republic. We are grateful for the trust placed in Galileo. We renew our dedication to a continued search for ever better technological solutions to satisfy the evolving needs of our customers.