Grenada exploring prospects for wind, solar and geothermal energy
Prime Minister of Grenada Dickon Mitchell has told Grenadians that exciting times are ahead for the country on the environmental front. He stated this during his address to the nation on its 49th anniversary of Independence on Tuesday.
Mitchell said the government continues to actively explore and engage in discussions on Grenada’s prospects for wind, solar and geothermal energy—cognisant of the fact that Grenada has the potential to achieve 100 per cent in renewable energy generation in the electricity sector.
The prime minister said exploratory drilling for geothermal energy is currently underway and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2025. He stated this project will also open significant opportunities for the development of infrastructure works in the parishes of St John and St Patrick.
Meanwhile, in the parish of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, an 800 kWh Solar PV plant with battery storage will be commissioned by June of this year, which will displace 60 per cent of the diesel used to generate electricity on Carriacou.
