St Kitts and Nevis receives five bids in geothermal production drilling tender
Five bids from internationally recognized firms have been accepted for production drilling for the proposed geothermal power project in St. Kitts and Nevis.
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission (OECS) has announced that five bids from internationally recognized firms have been received following a tender for the production drilling phase of the planned St. Kitts and Nevis geothermal power project. Bids from the following companies have been accepted:
- Iceland Drilling
- Marriott Drilling
- Consortium Drilling
- Ormat Technologies Inc.
- IPS-USA
Drilling is expected to begin by early 2026. The development envisions a 30-MW geothermal power facility that will provide baseload renewable energy to both Nevis and St. Kitts.
The opening of the bids was confirmed by the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, in a national address: “I am also thrilled to report that the partnership between the Federal Government and the Nevis Island Administration to finally bring our geothermal energy potential to life is bearing fruit. With deep earth thermal reservoirs already identified, the international bidding process for drilling of production wells progressed such that bids were opened a few days ago and five internationally recognised firms have submitted proposals.”
“With US $37 million [approximately EC $100 million] already secured through the Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Saudi Fund for Development, we expect drilling to commence in early 2026.”
St. Kitts and Nevis will be following the progress of Dominica, where a 10-MW geothermal power plant is expected to be operational towards the end of 2025. Elsewhere in the Caribbean, Guadeloupe has been generating about 5% of its electricity from geothermal resources via the Bouillante geothermal power plant since 1986.
The Federation recently placed the spotlight on Nevis’s geothermal development at an international forum as part of the Global Sustainable Island Summit (GSIS 2025), held in both Charlestown and Basseterre in early June.
Source: OECS
