Thursday, July 18, 2013

Dominica:

Dominica’s Geothermal Project ‘a Pain’ – France Overseas Minister (Dominica News Online)

The French Foreign Affairs ministry is said to be seeking an operator for a 130 MWe geothermal plant in Dominica which will provide electricity to Guadeloupe and Martinique.

French newspaper, France Antilles, has quoted France’s Overseas Minister, Victorin Laurel, as describing the project as a “pain” since it was abandoned by Electricite de France (EdF) which has deemed it unprofitable.

“It’s a pain! We seek an operator,”  Lurel told reporters on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica last week where discussions on energy transition were being held.

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