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, July 3, 2024 – St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) crews have restored power to all the relatively large areas referred to in our previous update following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Monday, July 1, 2024.

Castries, July 2, 2024 - Following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Monday, July 01, 2024, St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) crews began damage assessment and power restoration works at approximately 8:00 p.m. after receiving clearance from the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO). Power has since been restored to 95% of customers who lost service during the passage of the storm.