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Montserrat to drill third geothermal well funded by DFID

Montserrat to drill third geothermal well funded by DFID Site of Well MON-01, Montserrat, Caribbean (source: Montserrat government)
Alexander Richter 15 Sep 2015

Caribbean UK territory of Montserrat is planning to drill a third well for its geothermal project in early 2016, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DfID)

Reported from Montserrat, a UK territory in the Caribbean, a third geothermal well could be drilled in early 2016, says local representative Martin Dawson of the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Dawson said EC$17.6 million (US$ 6.5 million) has been allocated for the project, which is intended to increase the potential yield of geothermal energy available on island, so local news.

The Environmental Impact Assessment is to be completed shortly and sign off on the location and contract by November 2015. Drilling is expected to be mobilised in 2016.
The current project only involves exploration and it is still within the government’s purview to find potential investors to manage the generation and sale of the energy.

In 2013, two other wells were drilled and evaluations concluded that the maximum yield would be about 1.5 MW per well. The plan for the new well is to drill to about 2,500 metres in depth with a final completion diameter of 8 ½ inches in the St Georges Hill area. It is hoped that along with the geothermal power plant, the three drilled wells will provide between 2-5 MW of electricity to Montserrat.

Source: Discover Montserrat