Solar power in the Dominican Republic was boosted by a 2007 law that awarded an extremely generous feed-in tariff, worth about $0.53/kWh in today's terms. But the government quickly realised it could not afford to pay that level, and no solar projects have been built under the legislation.

Ramón Santos, operational manager at developer Grupos de Empresas Dominicana de Energía Renovable, is not letting that stand in his way.

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