Antigua and Barbuda in talks with St Kitts and Nevis on geothermal power supply agreement
PM Terrance Drew (St Kitts and Nevis) and PM Gaston Browne (Antigua and Barbuda) (source: Dr Hon Terrance Drew via Instagram)
Carlo Cariaga
18 May 2026
Antigua and Barbuda is in talks with St Kitts and Nevis for a geothermal power supply agreement that will help the commercial viability of the Nevis project.
According to Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda is now in advanced discussions enter a regional energy cooperation agreement that will deliver geothermal power to Antigua from Nevis. As the PM points out, this will help reinforce the commercial viability of the geothermal power project currently under development in Nevis, where drilling is expected to start later this year.
The announcement from the PM is particularly important as he will assume chairmanship of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) next month.
“We have said to the European Union that we will buy the power from St Kitts-Nevis — to ensure that it’s commercially viable,” Browne said. The commercial security that such an agreement will provide to the Nevis project will facilitate funding from the EU. St Kitts and Nevis has already secured USD 37 million from the Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Saudi Fund for Development to fund production drilling at Hamilton Estate in Nevis.
Browne said that he would push for deeper regional cooperation on energy, trade, and logistics as OECS chair. He further added that the OECS countries already spend hundreds of million of US dollars annually on petroleum imports. By making a coordinated shift to geothermal, OECS countries can free up fiscal space and implement more social development projects.
The PM had previously stated that the Government of Antigua and Barbuda is interested in acquiring an equity stake in the geothermal project in Nevis.
The Government of St Kitts and Nevis is envisioning an initial 30-MW geothermal power development at the Hamilton site. Just recently, Iceland Drilling was selected as the contractor to drill six geothermal wells in Nevis. Drilling work is expected to start by September 2026 and continue towards the first half of 2027.
Source: Antigua Herald and Caribbean Today
