Construction on the first-of-its-kind solar carport in Saint Lucia is well advanced.

The facility, in addition to providing charging for electric vehicles, will also power the headquarters of the Ministry of Infrastructure, significantly reducing the amount of money spent by the state in electricity costs.

The facility will include EV charging stations, with a total generation capacity of 54KWp. The solar carport is part of government’s plan to reduce energy consumption in the public sector by 20 percent by the year 2020; and to incorporate sustainable energy solutions into the public sector.

Funding for the project has been received from the Italian Government through co-operation on climate change vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation between the Italian Ministry for the Environment Land and Sea (IMELS) and CARICOM member states. 

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