The island of Dominica is part of the Windward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean located north of Martinique and St. Lucia. The island is 47 kilometers long and 29 kilometers wide, with a total land area of 751 km2, and is home to a population of 73,925 people as of 2017. About a quarter of the population lives in the capital city, Roseau, and the main spoken language is English.

Dominica is an upper middle-income country. Agriculture, primarily banana production, and tourism, dominate Dominica's economy, and nearly one-third of the labor force works in agriculture. This sector, however, is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices. The government has diversified the agricultural sector by promoting the production of coffee, patchouli, aloe vera, cut flowers, and exotic fruits such as mango, guava, and papaya.

Dominica is highly dependent on oil and that dependence is growing. Fossil fuel imports account for 90% of the country’s primary source of energy. Electricity generation is very much dependent on fossil fuel imports, so the operating costs are high.

In the 1960s, hydropower supplied 90% of Dominica’s electricity. As population and electricity demand grew, diesel generator use increased, and hydropower share diminished.

Wind, solar and geothermal resources, paired with expanding hydropower, offers the greatest potential for renewable energy development in Dominica. Geothermal potential in Dominica is high, with estimates ranging from 300 MW to 1,390 MW. Dominica has a high solar potential, with a solar resource of 5.6 kWh/m2/day, as well as 30 MW of wind power potential.

Diversifying the electricity generation portfolio could be the key to reducing the country’s dependence on fuel imports and improving its energy supply security in light of its growing energy demand.