The Geothermal Power Company of Dominica (GPC) has provided another update on the construction of the 10-MW geothermal power plant at Laudat in the Roseau Valley. Breaking ground in June 2024, the project has been progressing successfully, targeting as commercial operation date December 25, 2025. This follows up on a previous update reported earlier this year.
To date, all the major equipment has arrived at Dominica and key milestones have been completed including the installation of the air-cooled condensers unit and heat exchangers, and piping assembly and fit ups on the two Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) units. Foundation works have also begun for buildings and injection pipeline route.
Works on the two-phase fluid pipeline and station will commence in the following weeks.
GPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ormat International, Inc., is in a Concession Agreement with the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and support of the Dominica Geothermal Development Company (DGDC).
The power plant consists of two Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) units and will use the resource from the reservoir that was drilled back in 2012, with three production wells and one reinjection well.
Source: Email correspondence via our Spanish language platform PiensaGeotermia
