Monday, December 2, 2013

Commonwealth of Dominica:

Dominica Moving Into “Development Phase” on Geothermal Project (Caribbean Journal)

The government of Dominica says it has moved into the “development phase” of its geothermal project in the Roseau Valley.

That will enable the fueling of a potential 20 MWe power station, according to the government.

Drilling work has already begun on a “reinjection” well in Trafalgar, which will be complemented by a production well in Laudat, Energy Minister Rayburn Blackmoore said last week.

The plan right now is for the country to have a small production plant by the year 2015, with the hopes of building a larger plant to eventually export energy to neighbouring Martinique and Guadeloupe.

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