“The sessions will provide project updates for residents and key stakeholders, inform residents of important activities that will be undertaken within the coming weeks, and seek feedback,” the Ministry said in a statement.
A special aircraft is expected to conduct Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, surveys to help map the geothermal resource. A geologist will then conduct an assessment of the data collected and a report which will be completed in August.
In December, St. Lucia’s Geothermal Resource Development Project received $2.8 million in grants from the World Bank and the New Zealand government.
The first phase of the project included consultations with residents on land use and the development of the strategy to include Soufriere stakeholders in the initiative.
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