Support to the Development of Geothermal Energy The general objective  of the project is to support the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominicas (GoCD) policy for the development of geothermal resources. The CIF contribution will be combined with a EUR 6.5 million soft loan provided by AFD. The combined AFD and EU package of EUR 8.5 million will fund i) support the implementation of an institutional framework; ii) technical studies and expertise; iii) strengthening the Ministry of  Energy iv) the first production wells.