Joel Adrián Santos Echevarría

Joel Adrián Santos Echevarría is the Minister of Energy and Mines in the Dominican Republic. He plays a crucial role in overseeing the country's energy policies and mining regulations, ensuring that any mining activities comply with legal and environmental standards. Recently, he was instructed by President Luis Abinader to address concerns regarding potential mining exploitation in the Cordillera Septentrional, where no contracts for such activities exist.