The Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) Generation Department has been awarded a National Award of Excellence for Outstanding Contribution Towards the Education Sector.

The Department was recognized for its work at the Lady Gordon Opportunity Centre (in Ciceron) where a core group of thirteen (13) members, supported by the other members of the department as needed, have volunteered since 2010.

St Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) is continuing efforts to reduce interruptions to the electricity supply to customers. The power company is improving its protection systems through a major software upgrade and training in its use. 

Currently nine members of staff are attending a training workshop in how to use the software which maintains the relays used by the electricity company to pinpoint and repair faults on its network. Relays are protective devices that ensure any changes in the electricity network are immediately communicated to the System Control Centre.