Castries, July 16, 2026 – At 9:03 a.m. on July 16, 2026, Saint Lucia experienced an island wide power outage.
Following investigations, power restoration commenced at 9:48 a.m. with supply progressively returning across the island. Restoration was completed at 10:52 a.m.
Castries, May 02, 2026 – St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) wishes to provide additional information regarding the island-wide power outage experienced across Saint Lucia on the evening of Friday, May 1, 2026.
At approximately 9:37 p.m., an unexpected fault occurred on an 11 kilovolt (11kV) breaker within LUCELEC’s Cul-de-Sac electricity network. The fault triggered the automatic protection systems designed to prevent significant equipment damage resulting in the total shutdown of the electricity system.
Castries, October 11, 2024 – Five schools have benefited from new lighting and lighting fixtures as part of the ongoing St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) Electrification Project.
