{"id":357770,"date":"2026-03-04T20:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=357770"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:30:10","slug":"domninicas-geothermal-plant-on-track-to-be-commissioned-by-end-of-month-says-pm-skerrit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/domninicas-geothermal-plant-on-track-to-be-commissioned-by-end-of-month-says-pm-skerrit\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica&#8217;s geothermal plant on track to be commissioned by end of month, says PM Skerrit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_357771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357771\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-357771\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PM-Skerrit-during-site-visit-at-Geothermal-Energy-Plant-in-December-2025-GIS-Photo-Credit-GIS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"539\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM Skerrit during site visit at Geothermal Energy Plant in December 2025- GIS Photo Credit GIS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made the announcement during a press conference this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe plant is operational, and we have been going through the testing phases for the last several weeks,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe we will be in a position to commission the plant by the end of March, hopefully, but all is in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cFrom all reports, it has been successfully tested and that we look forward to the Dominican people benefiting from this investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skerrit said everything is in place, the plant is operational in all aspects and more details will be provided later down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By harnessing the Nature Isle\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s electricity comes from renewable sources by 2035, though several Member States have pledged to ramp up to full green power by then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s vast geothermal potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"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. 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