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Community micro-hydropower in the Dominican Republic — Level A1 — Water cascades over a concrete weir with railing.

Community micro-hydropower in the Dominican RepublicCEFR A1

29 Mar 2026

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Adapted from Zahiris Priscila Francisco Martínez, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Fran Pencliffe, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
72 words
  • The Dominican Republic has electricity in most rural areas.
  • Some small remote communities still do not have electricity.
  • Micro-hydropower brings power to distant mountain villages.
  • Local people build and manage these small plants.
  • Plants use flowing water and avoid large dams.
  • Construction can take several years to finish.
  • Solar panels are used when rivers run low.
  • Many families pay a small fee to join.
  • Projects reduce household energy costs and pollution.

Difficult words

  • micro-hydropower — small electricity from moving river water
  • rural — places outside cities and towns
  • remote — far away and hard to reach
  • dam — a wall that stops river water
    dams
  • construction — the work of building something
  • solar panel — devices that make electricity from sunlight
    Solar panels

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Discussion questions

  • Do you have electricity at home?
  • Do you use solar panels where you live?
  • Have you ever been to a remote village?

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