Iceland and Dominica to cooperate on geothermal energy

Iceland and the Commonwealth of Dominica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on geothermal energy cooperation.

The island Dominica in the Lesser-Antilles depends heavily on imported fossil fuel for electricity generation, although the island has access to aboundant geothermal resources.

In the year 2007 electricity production was 86 GWh and therefore it is estimated that a 15 MW geothermal power plant could cover the electricity consumption of the island. On the neighbouring islands however, Guadeloupe and Martinique, installed capacity is in total approximately 860 MW, which mostly is based on fossil fuel. By inter-connecting the islands with submarine cables, Dominica could harness more of it’s green energy by exporting it to its neighbours and thus reduce even further greenhouse gas emissions. Icelandic experience and know-how could possibly take part in realising this old dream.

The cooperation between Iceland and Dominica is Iceland’s contribution to EDIN, the cooperation among Iceland, USA and New Zealand on Energy Development in Island Nations.

For further information see: http://edinenergy.org/