Here’s some geothermal energy news from the Eastern Caribbean.
In Dominica the government has issued a procurement notice for geothermal exploration in the areas of Wotten Waven and Laudat:
As part of a project financed through funding by the French Development Agency and the European Union, the Caribbean island state Dominica has sent out a procurement notice for geothermal drilling work.
The procurement notice states that “The government of the Commonwealth of Dominica through the Ministry of Public Works Energy and Ports – Geothermal Project management Unit, intends to procure the services of a drilling contractor to drill at least three geothermal wells in the Wotten Waven/ Laudat area. The objective of the project is to prove the existence of high enthalpy geothermal resource suitable for commercial generation of electric power and to determine the capacity for sustainable exploitation.
And in St. Lucia, a US company has contracted with the government to begin generating power from geothermal sources:
In a release by the company, “Qualibou Energy, Inc. says it has entered into a binding agreement with the Government of St. Lucia to develop and deliver power from geothermal resources on the island.
“The resource on St Lucia has proven reserves of 30 Megawatts and probable reserves of an additional 140 Megawatts,” said Stephen Baker, President and CEO of Qualibou. “In oil terms, the proven and probable reserves are 60.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), representing a very significant asset for Qualibou.
“Production drilling plans are underway and a drilling schedule will be announced in the near future. We plan to generate 120 Megawatts of power from this resource with the first phase being 15 Megawatts,” Mr. Baker added.
Find more on the Dominica report and the St. Lucia report at thinkgeoenergy.com. Associated Press News has covered the St. Lucia development as well.
Previously on Green Antilles: Geothermal energy to power Nevis.
