St. Kitts & Nevis - New Energy Events

The ECCB will complete construction of their solar and storage project by end of 2022
March 29, 2022
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s solar power canopy is the biggest solar-power generation system on St Kitts and Nevis. It is also the biggest solar-power system in the Eastern Caribbean operated by any entity other than a power company. Source: Central Banking
Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and Leclanché break ground on Caribbean’s largest solar generation and storage system
December 14, 2020
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company and Switzerland’s Leclanché SA have broken ground on a landmark solar generation and storage project that will provide between 30-35% of St. Kitts baseload energy needs for the next 20-25 years while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 740,000 metric tons. […]
Sovereign Pacific launches $500M Fund for the Caribbean
December 2, 2020
Sovereign Pacific Capital, an Asia wealth and asset management organization established a $500 million Sovereign Pacific Fund, in partnership with Possibility Group, for sustainable investments in St. Kitts & Nevis and the Caribbean region. Source
Geothermal drilling contractor selected for Nevis geothermal project
August 30, 2019
Nevis Renewable Energy International, INC (NREI) announced today that it has selected Schlumberger Integrated Drilling Services to install the geothermal production and injection wells for the Nevis Geothermal Project. NREI is a subsidiary of Thermal Energy Partners, LLC, a U.S. based global geothermal energy development firm. The Nevis Geothermal Project is unique for […]
St. Kitts and Nevis’ new solar-plus-storage project will cover 25% of its energy demand
August 9, 2019
St. Kitts and Nevis will add a utility-scale solar and storage plant to meet one quarter of its electricity needs. The 35.6MW solar park and 44.2MWh battery storage facility will be built and operated by Leclanché, a Swiss firm acting as EPC contractor. This project is an example of the bold thinking and actions being undertaken […]
St Kitts & Nevis receives EU support and financing for renewable energy sector
March 7, 2019
St Kitts and Nevis have signed a Sector Budget Support Programme with the European Union to support the islands’ aim of energy self-sufficiency based on local renewable energy sources. The three-year programme will use its budget of 5 million euros to facilitate the integration of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies amongst public facilities. It […]
Geothermal project in St. Kitts & Nevis looking for investment
November 23, 2018
The Nevis Island Administration (NIA) announced that the geothermal project on the island is stalling whilst they look for further fund to support the production of renewable energy. Premier Mark Brantley said between USD 50 to USD 60 million are needed so the project may move forward. The first phase of the project, the exploration, […]
St. Kitts and Nevis reviewing renewable energy projects for potential implementation in 2019
November 6, 2018
The Minister of Utilities of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Ian Liburd, announced the steps his government would be taking to provide the islands with clean energy. In his address to the nation, the Minister used the inauguration of the Caribbean Community Energy Month as an opportunity to emphasise the benefits of clean energy. “As […]
Full steam ahead at Nevis geothermal reservoir
March 20, 2018
High temperatures and adequate steam from Nevis’ geothermal reservoir has project developers elated, with testing completed and production well drilling expected to commence this summer. On March 16, 2018, Robert Stacy, Senior Reservoir Engineer at GeothermEX shared that the resource is promising. “[There are] high temperatures down at resource at commercial grades to produce power,” […]