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Construction of hydroelectric power station in Haiti financed by China

Haiti continues to receive help from international entities seeking to bring the country out of the dark through advancements in the field of clean energy. The latest to join the objective is China, which has pledged to the Caribbean country 240 million to finance the construction of a hydroelectric dam. The dam, which will be situated on the Artibonite river, is expected to supplement the aged infrastructure that currently runs, quite inefficiently, the power needs of the country.

The agreement between the two countries was signed on February 9 between Prime Minister Evans Paul and the Chinese firm Sinohydro. The memorandum of understanding details the building of the 4C dam that will give an extra 32MWs to the country's current 270MWs. This increase should give electricity to approximately 200,000 homes, affecting millions. This is the same dam that the country has being trying to build for the past nearly 40 years with little success. It's completion now, according to the Prime Minister, will be a great economic boon to the country.

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Peligre Hydroelectric Plant Restoration

The Péligre Hydroelectric Plant, located in Central Department, supplies Haiti with much of the island's electricity needs. But in the past few decades it has deteriorated, neglected by Électricité d'Haiti, the national provider of energy.

Haitian President Martelly has made improving the energy infrastructure a primary focus of his 5 "E" initiative. Germany has responded to Martelly's call for a reliable energy system, by funding the restoration of the PHP. The goal is to provide Haiti with electricity service 24 hours a day in the not- too-distant future.

In an agreement with Germany, Minister of Economy and Finance, Wilson Laleau, along with German Ambassador, Klaus Shick, served as signatories to a memorandum of understanding for the sum of ten million Euros to restore the PHP. The PHP serves the Péligre Hydroelectric Dam (PHD), situated on the Artibonite River. It was constructed under the Artibonite Valley Agricultural Project during the 1930s, producing the Lake Péligre reservoir. Problems with the PHD have developed over past decades with large amounts of silt deposits increasing at an alarming rate. As a result, the reservoir's energy-producing capacity has declined. The cause of the alluvial buildup is deforestation of the island. Only 4%-6% of tree cover remains, when once the entire country was blanketed with forests.

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