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The small Caribbean island of Nevis is on the verge of an energy revolution that will generate jobs, drive economic growth, and give the island complete energy independence.
The Honorable Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, together with Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, announced that funding had been secured for the country’s groundbreaking geothermal energy project.
On 5th February, at the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States 3rd Council of Ministers, Premier Brantley confirmed that the geothermal energy project is now firmly fixed on the national agenda.
Once the tender bids, which have been sent out, are assessed and a suitable firm is selected, drilling will begin on a project that will transform Nevisians’ lives for the better.
The Caribbean faces some of the highest electricity prices globally, and many islands are often plagued by blackouts. Nevis is one of the fortunate few islands that does not have to suffer the impacts of this too often, but it recognizes more needs to be done.
Nevis’s leadership wants to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, which present environmental and economic constraints on the island’s long-term prosperity. This has propelled a proactive approach to developing an alternative.