Dominica invites private sector to play a role in geothermal

Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said that small island states often have to choose between renewable energy investment and other projects.

“We should never have a situation where our country should have to make a determination on whether we advance our renewable energy initiatives or divert the resources to other areas,” Skerrit said.

The Prime Minister said that the government of Dominica will continue to pursue geothermal energy and that the private sector can play a key role in the project.

“I believe it is an opportunity for the private sector…to be part owners by putting equity into this project and having a joint project between the Government and yourself,” Skerrit said.

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