Castries, July 2, 2022 – A tropical wave resulted in loss of power to about 2% of St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) customers last night.  At the height of the severe weather, one area in the South and another in Castries were without service. Customers from Dennery to Micoud lost power when the Praslin substation tripped at 11:33 p.m. on Friday, July 1, 2022. Customers at Hospital Road, Faud-a-Chaux and some parts of Castries lost power at 3:21 a.m. on Saturday, July 2.

Castries, June 2, 2022 – St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) says supply chain challenges are delaying a long outstanding order for new streetlights and associated spare parts.  The power company is still awaiting delivery of an order placed in December last year, originally scheduled for delivery at the end of March. The supplier has since shifted that delivery date to late June into July this year.

Castries, March 14, 2022 – At 5:31 a.m. on March 14, 2022, St. Lucia experienced an island wide power outage.

The outage was caused by a cable fault at the Cul De Sac facility.  The fault triggered the protection system, resulting in a total shutdown of the electricity system.