Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Commonwealth of Dominica:

Dominica Prime Minister Heading to Paris For Geothermal Talks (Caribbean Journal)

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is heading to Paris this week to meet with representatives of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) for talks on Dominica’s geothermal project.

The visit comes about two months after Electricite de France (EDF), announced it would be withdrawing from Dominica’s geothermal project. The company had originally planned to partner with Dominica on the project and export geothermal energy to neighboring Martinique and Guadeloupe, both of which were partners on the enterprise.

At the time of the withdrawal, Skerritt vowed to forge ahead with the project.

Dominica said AFD had been a “strong supporter” of the government’s efforts to develop geothermal energy.

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