Dr the Honourable Roodal Moonilal, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, met with the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada; Senator the Honourable Claudette Joseph, Attorney General of Grenada and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour and Consumer Affairs; Rodney George, Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation, and Advisor in the Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy; and V Nazim Burke, Chairman of Grenada’s Hydrocarbons Technical Working Group, Ministry of Infrastructure, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation.
On 3 May 2025, at the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Members, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, mandated the newly appointed Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Dr the Honourable Roodal Moonilal, to urgently engage with the Government of Grenada with a view to fostering collaboration in the energy sector. In fulfilment of this mandate, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries promptly initiated contact through formal correspondence, which culminated in recent in-person meetings between the respective parties. These meetings were held over a 2-day period on the weekend of 23–24 August 2025.
Dr Moonilal, brought warm greetings on behalf of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The discussions that followed focused on exploring opportunities for collaboration within the oil and gas sector.
Minister Moonilal took the opportunity to highlight Trinidad and Tobago’s robust and well-established energy infrastructure, as well as the extensive experience and technical knowledge the country has gained as a longstanding global hydrocarbon producer.
In 2012, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of Grenada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on energy development. This renewed engagement builds upon that MoU and signals Trinidad and Tobago’s readiness to share its oil and gas expertise in support of Grenada’s energy development.
Prime Minister Mitchell, who holds the Cabinet portfolio for energy matters in Grenada, welcomed the opportunity for collaboration and expressed Grenada’s commitment to deepening partnerships with Trinidad and Tobago, especially in the area of support services as Grenada is at the early stage of assessing its hydrocarbon resource potential. Collaboration would allow for the transfer of skills and technology, which in turn would bring mutual benefits to the people of Trinidad and Tobago and the people of Grenada through jobs, income, and opportunities.
In closing, Minister Moonilal thanked Prime Minister Mitchell for his warm reception and reiterated that Trinidad and Tobago’s energy infrastructure is open for business and remains a feasible option for the Caribbean region to monetise its hydrocarbon resources.
T&T Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
