St. Vincent & Grenadines

St. Vincent moves forward with 10-15 MW geothermal project

September 20, 2016

The Energy Unit and the St. Vincent Geothermal Company will host two public meetings next week to discuss the ongoing geothermal energy project near the La Soufriere Volcano. As work continues on the 10 to 15 MW plant, the two agencies have decided to host sessions to inform the public of advancing plans. The first […]

St. Vincent’s Geothermal Project in Spotlight at CREF 2016

June 27, 2016

There’s a newcomer to the geothermal game in the Caribbean – and they’re making progress. Fast. St. Vincent & Grenadines is aggressively pushing to develop its geothermal resource and, even though few would describe this as a “race”, some have their money on SVG’s project to emerge at the front of the pack. This session […]

St. Vincent & Grenadines and St. Eustatius confirm project case-studies at CREF 2016

June 13, 2016

National showcases at CREF 2016 will feature islands making headway in their efforts to secure long-term energy security. Ellsworth Dacon, Director of Energy in the Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, will lead a session exploring St. Vincent’s roadmap to tapping its geothermal resource. From St. Eustatius, Fred Cuvalay, Managing Director of Statia Utility […]

St. Vincent and the Grenadines receives funding for geothermal energy development

May 21, 2016

In an effort to further develop the renewable energy sector of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Caribbean Development Bank has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of the United Kingdom, through its Department for International Development. The high costs of energy in SVG have long been ranked as a major obstacle […]

Fortune favors the bold: St. Vincent moves swiftly to develop geothermal

May 2, 2016

In a region which has struggled to get its geothermal ducks in a row, everything appears to be coming together in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for what could be the first geothermal project built in the Caribbean in 30 years. “There’s no reason we should be the first, but we might be because we […]

St Vincent geothermal project on track to start-up in 2018

July 22, 2015

According to Emera Caribbean, a partner of the St Vincent & the Grenadines government, a geothermal energy project is set to start by 2018, with drilling starting in 2016.