2005 Country Update for Eastern Caribbean Nations

Abstract

Excluding the two French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, there are nine English speaking island- nations within the Eastern Caribbean archipelago that have potential for the discovery of economically developable geothermal resources. From north to south, these are: Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Grenada. Since the 2000 World Geothermal Conference Country Update Report, there has been no geothermal development undertaken on any of these islands. Negotiations were held by and between several national governments and various potential geothermal developers, but, though several pre-feasibility studies were made and some preliminary agreements were reportedly reached, no resource confirmation work has been conducted recently. As this report is being written, the Organization of American States is planning to help St. Lucia, Dominica, and St. Kitts and Nevis identify and minimize constraints to the development of their renewable energy resources. Discussions between Governments and developers are reportedly in progress with regard to initiation of geothermal projects in Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Vincent, and Montserrat. Hopefully, one or more of these efforts will mature and bear fruit in the near future.