Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew mentioned the way forward for geothermal vitality in St Kitts and Nevis together with Premier of Nevis Mark Brantley, IRENA, and an Icelandic delegation on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Either side got here collectively by way of a Zoom assembly and expressed their views on the significance of inexperienced vitality for the small island growing states and labored in the direction of an answer.
The delegates centered on inexperienced renewable vitality referring to the sustainable imaginative and prescient of St Kitts and Nevis. PM Drew additional defined the federal government’s inexperienced coverage initiatives focused in the direction of lowering local weather change.
PM Dr Terrance Drew expressed his gratitude and said that this collaborative effort with the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) will make sure the success of the geothermal undertaking. Premier Brantley additionally outlined his satisfaction and expressed his full assist for this initiative.
Attendees of the assembly
The assembly was additionally attended by Minister of Power Konris Maynard, Francesco La Digital camera (Director of IRENA), Maria Marelsdottir (Ambassador for Local weather Change), Nott Thorberg (Director of Inexperienced by Iceland), Sveinn Hannesson (CEO of Iceland Drilling) and different officers from Barbados.
Aims of the assembly
The principle goal of the bilateral assembly was to spotlight the significance of the geothermal energy plant for St Kitts and Nevis and their sustainable agenda. The 2 delegations offered and defined their approaches on how you can enhance the technique that might assist shield the surroundings and the small island nations.
IRENA and the Icelandic delegation showcased a lot assist in the direction of the regional geothermal undertaking in boosting the already present inexperienced vitality packages. They volunteered their assist, assist, and companies which consist of the way to strengthen the inexperienced and sustainable business in St Kitts and Nevis.
It’s to be famous that this cooperation between St Kitts & Nevis, IRENA and Icelandic delegation will assist practice native officers in geothermal areas which might be supposed to enhance inexperienced vitality.
