Representatives from these countries and donor agencies met with local officials at a National Energy Partners Forum held here on June 17-18 as the government seeks to further its geothermal development prospects.
Among commitments made at that meeting, was a pledge by the New Zealand government through its foreign affairs ministry to provide technical assistance to Saint Lucia for the surface exploration of its geothermal energy resource.
According to Energy Minister Dr. James Fletcher, the government is hoping to get a 30 MW geothermal plant from the energy derived from local sulphur springs.
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