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In 2025, the Independent Regulatory Commission (IRC) will conduct site visits to assess various electricity generation projects, as part of its mandate to ensure a reliable and adequate electricity supply. The goal of these projects is to build generation capacity to meet the increasing demand for energy nationally, while also reducing the Dominica Electricity Services Ltd. reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation.
The generation projects are:
The Government of Dominica’s target, in accordance with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, is for Dominica to become ‘carbon neutral’ by 2030, through 100% domestic renewable energy production.
On Thursday, January 16th, 2025, a contingent of IRC personnel carried out its first planned site visit to DOMLEC’s Fond Cole Plant to observe progress on the installation of the lease 4.8-MW generator. DOMLEC’s General Manager, Dwayne Cenac and Generation Manager, Dave Stamp hosted and directed the tour for the IRC’s mission.
Executive Director of the IRC, Justinn Kase expressed satisfaction with the project’s status, so far, and promised that the IRC will make recommendations to address concerns from its observations. He added: “We regulate the sector, [and] we must ensure DOMLEC has enough capacity; adheres to international safety standards [and] are ready to accommodate the new technology … as well as ensure the proper operations and maintenance of the traditional generator sets, which run on fossil fuel. We want DOMLEC to ensure that their operation and maintenance is on track and therefore to avoid any extended forced outages as we have seen in the past
In 2025, the Independent Regulatory Commission (IRC) will conduct site visits to assess various electricity generation projects, as part of its mandate to ensure a reliable and adequate electricity supply. The goal of these projects is to build generation capacity to meet the increasing demand for energy nationally, while also reducing the Dominica Electricity Services Ltd. reliance on fossil fuels for electricity generation.
The generation projects are:
The Government of Dominica’s target, in accordance with United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, is for Dominica to become ‘carbon neutral’ by 2030, through 100% domestic renewable energy production.
On Thursday, January 16th, 2025, a contingent of IRC personnel carried out its first planned site visit to DOMLEC’s Fond Cole Plant to observe progress on the installation of the lease 4.8-MW generator. DOMLEC’s General Manager, Dwayne Cenac and Generation Manager, Dave Stamp hosted and directed the tour for the IRC’s mission.
Executive Director of the IRC, Justinn Kase expressed satisfaction with the project’s status, so far, and promised that the IRC will make recommendations to address concerns from its observations. He added: “We regulate the sector, [and] we must ensure DOMLEC has enough capacity; adheres to international safety standards [and] are ready to accommodate the new technology … as well as ensure the proper operations and maintenance of the traditional generator sets, which run on fossil fuel. We want DOMLEC to ensure that their operation and maintenance is on track and therefore to avoid any extended forced outages as we have seen in the past
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