Dominica’s President, Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton, told the United Nations (UN) that Dominica’s geothermal power plant is in commercial operation, describing it as a major step in the country’s transition away from imported fossil fuels.
In her address to the UN General Assembly, Burton said the plant is helping raise the renewable share of Dominica’s electricity generation to approximately 84 percent. She reaffirmed the country’s ambition to reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.
Burton said the project has implications beyond electricity generation. Reduced reliance on imported oil, she argued, would make Dominica less exposed to international price shocks while creating opportunities for investment, employment and new industries.
“Our ambition is not merely to generate clean electricity. Our ambition is to use clean energy to transform our economy,” she said.
The President called for international financing and partnerships that would help vulnerable countries move more quickly on renewable energy projects.
Small states, she said, can play a leading role in the clean energy transition if they can access the investment needed to turn such projects into wider economic growth.
The figures and 2030 target are those stated in the official published address.
