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Renewable Energy Installations

STATUS: COMPLETED

Ministry Partner: Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture & Ministry of Health and Social Development

Project Number: 192

Project Start Date: December 2020

Projected End Date: TBD

Duration: TBD

Contractors:

Amandla Engineering: Leonora Delville, Francis Lettsome & Enis Adams

Primary School | JVD Clinic | Mobile Power box

ATEC BVI Ltd.: Ivan Dawson Primary School

Funding Source: United Kingdom Government

BACKGROUND

The Territory’s transmission and distribution network was severely damaged by the passage of the 2017 storms. The time it took to restore power to key communities around the Territory highlighted the vulnerability of the electrical network. In conjunction with other efforts, this project aims to provide increased community resilience, in terms of electricity provision.

Activity

The RDA has secured funding from the FCDO through the Governor’s Office to support the creation of community solar hubs. The systems will provide solar energy to public buildings, including primary schools and clinics. These systems will offset components of these buildings’ energy consumption bill and provide an opportunity for the benefits of renewable energy to be displayed to future generations and the larger community.

Result

Four Primary Schools and the Jost Van Dyke Clinic will be outfitted to export renewable energy in the British Virgin Islands and display its immediate cost benefits. This will allow the community to be more resilient in times of natural disaster, as well as help reduce carbon emissions to tackle climate change, to which these Virgin Islands are so vulnerable.