Nevis Island Geothermal Energy Well
Photo By Erasmus Williams
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Nevis
October 20, 2008 (CUOPM)
Nevis’ geothermal energy exploration may provide a solution to high energy prices.
This is the view of St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas following his first visit to Hamilton Estate to see the drilling exercise being undertaken by the West Indies Power (WIP). Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry invited Prime Minister Douglas to visit the project during his tour of areas in Nevis affected by the recent passage of Hurricane Omar.
“I am very, very impressed, very hopeful, that one of the serious challenges that we face as a people, as a nation, is the escalating high energy prices, that we may be able in the not too distant future, to provide a solution to this problem through the possibilities of geothermal energy that eventually will come to the island of Nevis and will be able to be I am sure, shared by the people of St. Kitts and Nevis generally and the people of the Caribbean islands, whom I am sure will benefit from this very important exploration that is taking place here in the Hamilton Estate area,” said Prime Minister Douglas at a post tour press conference.
