St. Lucia - New Energy Events

Wigton Windfarm Limited acquires 21% stake in Flash Motors Company Limited
March 17, 2022
Wigton Windfarm Limited, the energy facility in Jamaica, acquired a 21% stake in Flash, a holding company registered in St. Lucia. The deal also grants them an equivalent share in Flash’s wholly-owned subsidiary Flash Motors Company Limited. Flash Motors plans to sell electric vehicles in Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana. Source: Jamaica Gleaner
USTDA, Caribbean nations partner on energy procurement
March 13, 2021
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency launched the Caribbean Regional Energy Procurement Assistance Program to support the development of high-quality energy infrastructure in eight Caribbean countries; Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname. The Program will deliver targeted procurement training to officials who manage energy sector investments in these […]
St. Lucia’s energy policy roadmap discussed at UN High-Level Political Forum
August 2, 2019
St. Lucia’s policy roadmap and renewable energy projects were highlighted as an example of best practices in the ‘Achieving SDG 7 in Small Island Developing States’ Policy Brief during the United National High-Level Political Forum. The island’s National Energy Transition Strategy was developed by the Government of Saint Lucia, the electric utility Saint Lucia Electricity […]
Blue Tech Challenge winners offer sustainable economy through marine technology
April 9, 2019
The Inter-American Development Bank announced in March five finalists for its Blue Tech Challenge, representing projects from the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Haiti and St. Lucia. The Blue-Tech Challenge accepted 50 applications in 2018 for projects using new solutions to ensure continued sustainability for the Caribbean’s vital ocean economy. IDB specialists worked with a Blue-Tech Advisory […]
St. Lucian resort receives prestigious sustainable tourism award
April 4, 2019
The Bay Gardens Resorts, a group of locally-owned hotels in Rodney Bay Village, St. Lucia, have won the island its very first Green Globe Gold member certification. The Green Globe Award recognises sustained environmental protection and sustainability measures in the hospitality and tourism industry. The Green Globe’s Gold Member status is awarded to businesses that […]
Blue economy is “vital”, says Britain’s Prince Charles
April 1, 2019
Prince Charles of the United Kingdom’s royal family, emphasised the importance of a “vital blue economy” as a solution to climate change while on a tour of the Caribbean region. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have been traveling around the Caribbean, visiting Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and […]
St. Lucia starts construction of first solar electric vehicle charging facility
March 25, 2019
A press release announced St. Lucia has started construction of a 54kW solar PV electric vehicle port system with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The construction of the facility, located in the parking lot of the Department of Infrastructure Ports and Energy, is led by Gearing Up Ltd, who won the contract through a competitive […]
St. Lucia hosts regional geothermal workshop
December 4, 2018
A regional training geothermal workshop focusing on data gathering will be held in St. Lucia from the 5th to the 7th December. Under the Global Geothermal Alliance framework, three organisations -IRENA, the International Geothermal Association and the World Bank- have co-organised technical sessions with the Geological Surveys of the Caribbean Islands States, amongst other stakeholders […]
Montserrat and St. Lucia to take part in renewable energy expertise sharing platform
November 22, 2018
The UK-based Institute for Environmental Analytics recently announced its plans to share and develop its renewable energy analytics and satellite weather data platform (RE-SAT) to six island states, including two in the Caribbean. Montserrat and St. Lucia, as well as four other island states in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, will be able to use […]