Drilling to commence anew in Dominica this month
Dominica, Caribbean (source: flickr/ kreyten, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
16 Eki 2013
More drilling operations will start in Dominica this October.
Following a statement done by the Energy Minister of Dominica, Mr. Rayburn Blackmore, there will be more drilling done this month in the country. Iceland Drilling company has already arrived in the country and is expected to start operations as soon as possible. This same company is also drilling wells for Montserrat’s geothermal project.
The drilling is focused on production wells and the country is looking at a 15 MW power plant in the Roseau Valley, according to the CaribJournal. Mr. Blackmore also explained that “We believe that in the first instance once we can get to the 15 mega watt power plant we will see a reduction of 15-40% in the light bills of consumers and it will be much easier for businesses to really operate in Dominica and at the same time we will be pursuing our long-term goal to constructing a bigger plant of a 120 mega watts”
There is $11.5 million secured in grant funding obtained by the Government and an extra $8 million by the French Government.
Sources: Caribbean News Now! & CaribJournal
