Dominica to sign geothermal agreement soon

Dominica will sign an agreement with the World Bank during the first week of May to facilitate the start of construction on a new geothermal plant in the Roseau Valley.

The Government of Dominica recently finalized a financing agreement to the tune of 40 million US dollars, which includes a US 22 million dollar grant from the World Bank, and the Governments of Japan and New Zealand.

Chairman of the Dominica Geothermal Project Ambassador Vince Henderson says the project will soon be tendered.