Saint Lucia: Impact Documents for Geothermal Resource Development Project Available

Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Development Project Impact Documents Available

Panorama Environmental of San Francisco, California has prepared various documents pertaining to the Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Development Project.

The Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) proposes to conduct the Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Exploration Project (project) within the Soufrière, Choiseul, and Laborie regions of Saint Lucia to assess the feasibility of commercial development of geothermal resources in Saint Lucia. The project would include drilling slim-diameter and potentially fullsize geothermal exploration wells to obtain information on the geothermal resource in the area.

The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), which entails a preliminary assessment of environmental and social impacts associated with the exploratory drilling phase of the project, has been completed. Also completed is a pre-feasibility study which entails initial financial, economic, legal and power systems evaluations.

The following documents related to the project are now available:

• Draft Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
• Scoping Studies Report 
• Environmental and Social Management Plan
• Resettlement Action Plan
• Resettlement Policy Framework
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan

From the Global Geothermal News archives:

• Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - St Lucia: Public Consultations Announced for Soufriere Geothermal Project
• Thursday, June 8, 2017 - St Lucia: Exploratory Drilling for Geothermal Energy to Start Early Next Year
• Monday, April 11, 2016 - St. Lucia: Good Progress in Geothermal Power Project