Minister Liburd: Federation seeing benefits from host a number of regional renewable energy workshops

Workshops for training in renewable energy and cooling equipment began last week in St. Kitts and Nevis, prompted by the benefits observed by the Caribbean island’s Federation. The establishment of wind energy on Nevis and development of solar power in St. Kitts have placed the Country in a leading position in the development of renewable energy in the region. Confidence in the ability of St. Kitts and Nevis was demonstrated by many regional and international delegates, who undertook a training workshop in energy efficiency in the cooling sector and the best way forward to minimize the cost of non-renewable energy sources. Minister of Energy the Hon. Ian Liburd noted, “…We are doing good things to as it relates to renewable energy and our alternative to the high cost of imported fuel and global warming.” The Caribbean Electricity Utilities Corp. (CARILEC), for their part, held its conference and training workshop to point out opportunities toward financing, energy storage, smart grid development, island interconnection, grid integration and integrated resource planning.

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