Transmission & Distribution Manager at the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd, Mr. Nelson Stapleton participated in JICA’s “Technical Cooperation to Promote Energy Efficiency in Caribbean Countries” held in Japan for the period of April 9-21, 2023. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a governmental agency that provides technical cooperation and other forms of aid that promotes economic and social development in developing countries. The trip focused on two components: 1. Re...

The 15th annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) was held at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, Florida, for the period of April 26-28, 2023 where over 450 policymakers, developers, financiers, utilities and investors from across the region gathered to discuss renewable energy. The main objective was to seek ways to translate renewable energy from “discussions and ideas” to “progress and projects”. Clean energy tops the list on the regional agenda as it offers sustainability, relia...

On 4th and 5th April 2023, three representatives from the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd. (NEVLEC) in the persons of Chief Engineer – Mr. Ian Ward, Project Manager – Mr. Naftalie Errar and Project Engineer – Mr. Ronell Pemberton attended the GEOBUILD: Geothermal Educational Drilling field trip in Dominica. This trip was made possible through the collaboration of the OECS Commission and NEVLEC and was geared towards obtaining essential information needed to deliver successful dri...

20 Energy Leaders from 12 Countries were hosted by RMI, CARILEC, BELCO, and Bermuda to accelerate Renewable Energy in the area. A three-day fellowship summit was hosted for the period of March 27th to 30th 2023, by RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) with assistance from the Caribbean Electricity Utility Services Cooperation (CARILEC), Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO), and the Government of Bermuda to support local capacity building and workforce development. The Energy Transition...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) hosted a training course geared towards the Acceleration and Promotion of Geothermal Energy Investment Opportunities for the period of February 13th to 22nd 2023 at the JICA Yokohama Center, Japan. Financial Controller at the Nevis Electricity Company Ltd. (NEVLEC), Mrs. Roma Hanley Merchant attended the course and was able to obtain developmental skills to aid in the evaluation of investment proposals. Potential investors and financiers were abl...

“Invest in your staff and they will invest in your business” driven by this belief coupled with our commitment to continuous training and development of our valuable staff, we are happy to have been afforded the opportunity to allow four (4) members of the NEVLEC family to gain additional knowledge and exposure....

As previously communicated, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding for the development of the initial set of production wells for the Nevis Geothermal Project....