Does Bahama have a solar power project?

The Bahamian government owns and manages property rooftops, parking lots and green spaces, on which solar power projects could be developed. Several projects that capitalize on that solar power potential are underway, Jones Bahamas points out.

Is solar a good option in the Bahamas?

On a kilowatt-hour (kWh) by kilowatt-hour basis, solar’s your best, but you need to add battery energy storage capacity in order to reach higher levels of penetration,” he noted. “Nassau’s [the Bahamas’ largest city] is a pretty big grid, and it can take a fair bit of solar without storage,” Burgess continued.

Is the Bahamas a difficult place to generate electricity?

BPL Chairman Donovan Moxey was quoted in a Tribune Business news report. The Bahamas is a very difficult place to generate electricity, distribute it and sell it, even as compared to other Caribbean islands, Chris Burgess, Islands Energy Program projects director, told Solar Magazine.

When did electricity come to the Bahamas?

The Electric Light Act brought electricity to the Bahamas in 1907. The Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL; formerly Bahamas Electricity Corporation, BEC) supplies approximately 85 percent of the nation’s electricity needs and operates on all the nation’s major islands except Grand Bahama.

Why did the Bahamas start pursuing alternative energy sources?

Because of the instability of the global oil supply and the environmental damage associated with fossil fuels, the Bahamas began actively pursuing alternative energy sources in the twenty-first century. Climate change and rising sea levels are a particular concern to low-lying island nations such as the Bahamas.

Who owns the power plants in the Bahamas?

The government-owned public Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) has owned the oil-fueled power plants that have supplied the majority of the nation’s electricity demands since its authorization under the Electricity Act of 1956.