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The Commissioning of the Union Island Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System on March 25, has been hailed as a significant milestone in the energy sector of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Contact online >>
The Commissioning of the Union Island Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System on March 25, has been hailed as a significant milestone in the energy sector of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Officials and stakeholders involved in the local energy sector have said this project is a game changer which is expected to bring numerous benefits including the much anticipated, lower electricity cost to consumers.
CEO of VINLEC, Thornley Myers, said that the solar plant is the single largest investment in energy generation on the Island since the inception of electricity in 1974. Myers said issues such as cost and climate change prompted VINLEC to make the joint significant investment. "Cost because this investment will lower the cost of electricity to customers throughout SVG and two, this government has made clear its interest in addressing issues relating to climate change and this investment will help to fight the triggers of climate change" Myers explained.
Head of the Energy Unit, Ellsworth Dacon described the commissioning of the solar plant as a milestone which signals that SVG is well on its way to becoming independent with the use of indigenous energy sources.
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who has responsibility for Energy, delivered the featured address at the commissioning ceremony. The Prime Minister, who brokered the deal to have the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fund the US$3 million project by grant, attributed this to SVG''s strong budding friendship with the UAE and praised his government''s strategic approach to strengthening relationships with non-traditional nations.
Prime Minister Gonsalves said that the Union Island Solar PV and Battery Energy Storage System is part of the manifestation of his government''s National Energy Policy. The Energy Minister added that with this project, SVG will be able to boast of having 80 per cent of its energy coming from renewable sources whether from solar or geothermal by the end of 2021.
The UAE Ambassador to Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica and the OECS Bader Almatrooshi congratulated this country''s energy sector on the commissioning of the solar plant. The Ambassador said the UAE is happy to contribute to meeting the energy goals of SVG and their funding of the project, signals further strengthening of the bilateral relations between the two countries.
Other remarks at the commissioning ceremony came from Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINLEC Renè Baptiste and Director of Grenadines Affairs Edwin Snagg. The students of the Mary Hutchinson and Stephanie Browne primary schools and the Cultural Conquerors brought lively entertainment to the gathering.
On Friday, April 21, St. Vincent Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) and Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR) released a Request for Qualifications for interested parties to submit credentials to bid for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage Microgrid Project on the Grenadine Island of Mayreau.
The Microgrid Project is part of St. Vincent and the Grenadines'' shift toward increasing the utilization of renewable energy technologies. Currently VINLEC utilizes hydro and solar energy to provide just under 20% of electricity production on the main island of Saint Vincent. This Microgrid Project will make Mayreau the first of the four Grenadine islands served by VINLEC to utilize a high penetration of renewable energy.
Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room are independent, unbiased, technical advisors to VINLEC and the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and will manage the project bidding process.
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