Ridge Partners Dominicana North S.A. (RPDNSA) is a Dominican renewable energy corporation that is currently developing its first 25,000 hectares of Jatropha Curcas plantations in the Dominican Republic. .

RPDNSA has a lease with the Dominican government for a total of 300,000 hectares and will develop the land in several phases with the first phase concentrating in the Northwest of the country, the second phase in the Southwest and the third phase in the Eastern Central part of the country

RPDNSA will invest hundreds of millions throughout the project in order to provide clean renewable energy to the Dominican Republic and to the world. RPDNSA will create thousands of new jobs in the Dominican Republic and has pledged to help improve the standard of living for workers by building housing, schools, churches, community centers, fire stations and health clinics in the area of the Linea Noroeste.

RPDNSA is also planning to expand its plantings into Haiti. The rural economic development, soil remediation, jobs and hard currency provided by the project will have a large economic impact on Haiti's poor.

RPDNSA was honored to have his excellency, President Leonel Fernandez Reyna attend the inauguration ceremony in Monte Cristi marking the official beginning of the project. Photo: Listin Diario