ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 2026, CMC– Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says that Dominica will be in a position to commission its new geothermal plant by the end of March.
The commissioning of the 10 megawatt geothermal power plant marks the culmination of more than 15 years of exploration, drilling, and institutional development.
Skerrit told reporters that the testing phases had been ongoing over the last several weeks and “I believe that we will be in a position to commission the plant by the end of March, hopefully, but all is in place.
“From all the reports it has been successfully tested and that we look forward to the Dominican people benefiting from this investment and so we look forward to that, but everything is in place,” Skerrit said.
He told reporters that while “it is operational in all aspects,” more details about the plant will be made public at a later date.
The geothermal plant project is being undertaken with a budget of approximately US$34.8 million, sourced from the World Bank, the European Union, the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Green Climate Fund.
Dominica will become the first independent Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) member state to develop geothermal power. Initial geothermal exploration in the Roseau Valley dates back to around 2010, when Icelandic consultancy ÍSOR began advising the government on the country’s geothermal potential.
The drilling programme, completed in 2023, delivered two strong wells, each designed for its respective role in production and reinjection.
A local subsidiary, the Geothermal Power Company of Dominica, was established to own and operate the facility during the term of the resource agreement.
Under the current structure, ownership of the plant is expected to be transferred to the Dominican government upon the 25-year resource concession’s expiration.
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