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Diesel-powered generators currently account for over
. . . 99% of the island’s electricity generation.

Saint Lucia has launched a project to construct a
. . . 3 megawatt (MW) solar farm, in the south of the island, with
. . . 14,900 photovoltaic (PV) panels, able to generate enough electricity to power
. . . 3,500 homes.

This new project begins to mitigate natural disaster, and
. . . security risks from centralized generation at one location,
making the electricity system more resilient against single points of failure, while
. . . the 3 MW solar project will provide a myriad of economic, and environmental benefits,

This could also help the country recover more quickly,
. . . in the case of an extreme weather event, such as the
. . . recent hurricanes that have devastated neighboring islands.

10-1-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: Saint Lucia