Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that the Geothermal Energy Plant located in Laudat is expected to be commissioned by the end of this month.
He made the announcement during a press conference this week.
“The plant is operational, and we have been going through the testing phases for the last several weeks,” he said. “I believe we will be in a position to commission the plant by the end of March, hopefully, but all is in place.”
He continued, “From all reports, it has been successfully tested and that we look forward to the Dominican people benefiting from this investment.”
Skerrit said everything is in place, the plant is operational in all aspects and more details will be provided later down.
The 10-megawatt geothermal power plant, amounting to US$34.8 million will become the second in the OECS and the first in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
By harnessing the Nature Isle’s volcanic potential, the facility, located at Laudat in the lush Roseau Valley, promises to significantly reduce fossil fuel dependency while providing stable, clean energy to some 23,000 Dominican homes, according to the Dominica Geothermal Development Company (DGDC), the public-private partnership driving the power project.
The commissioning of the Laudat plant is expected to be an early milestone in the OECS Decade of Action for Sustainable Energy Development, launched in February with the Basseterre Declaration by the Council of Ministers: Energy, at its third meeting in St Kitts and Nevis. The goal is to ensure that at least 30 per cent of the region’s electricity comes from renewable sources by 2035, though several Member States have pledged to ramp up to full green power by then.
Dominica is one of five Member States in the OECS GEOBUILD Programme, which is advancing geothermal energy in the Eastern Caribbean. Supported by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the OECS Commission is also working to build capacity in Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines to explore and develop the region’s vast geothermal potential.
Well done Mr.Skerrit,the blue puppets said it would take 20 to rebuild Dominica.During the puppets time in office Dominica had no new hospital,no new health centers,no Clear harbor,no school bus service.No stadium,no state house,no abbatoire,no free housing,no NEP,no yes we care,no marina,no cable car,o international airport.Minimum wage was never increased,there was no free school books and free uniform,no direct flights from the US mainland.No E O Leblanc and N O Liverpool highways,Goodwill link road was not built,St.Aroment link road was not upgraded,Charles ave was in a mess. UWP put a hospital user fee on the backs of poor Dominicans and people who did not qualify for a retirement benefit did not get a cent.
“commissioning ” this doesn’t mean that they will be supplying energy yet eh, it’s basically a test to see that everything is working as it is supposed to, they are still not finished with running the lines
The PM hasnt quite figured out hard hats, has he?
Did you also notice that the panel of the building in the background is green?
Lol, you’re looking at the wrong thing, remove your partisan veil, read the above announcement and understand its significance. The facility, located at Laudat in the lush Roseau Valley, promises to significantly reduce fossil fuel dependency while providing stable, clean energy to some 23,000 Dominican homes, this is what the PM has figured out, appreciate it, that’s a great milestone for Dominica.