AGIT: solar power to the grid WILL NOT cause blackouts and instability
Published on September 29, 2025
The Alliance for Green Innovation and Technology says the proposed Electricity legislation exposes fundamental conflicts and suggests the proposed Bill will not “serve the public interest but continue to priority the interests of LUCELEC”.
In an article on its website AGIT suggests that government officials are hesitant to “confront the difficult decisions necessary for true reform. During this time, LUCELEC has used its significant influence to shape proposed legislation with the primary aim of preserving and strengthening its powerful monopoly status”.
AGIT argues that “despite having a decade to adapt to a more competitive environment since electricity generation was separated from its monopoly, LUCELEC has instead fortified barriers to diversified energy investment”.
AGIT notes that “this continues to hinder Saint Lucian households and businesses that are prepared to make swift investments in solar to reduce their electricity burden and accelerate progress”.
AGIT refutes LUCELEC’s “concerns that adding more solar PV to the grid will cause blackouts and instability”.
The Alliance proclaims that “This is not true. We already have the technologies necessary to maintain grid stability with high levels of solar integration. Another misconception among legislators, perpetuated by LUCELEC, is that the rise in solar users will lead to higher electricity prices for others. This argument overlooks the benefits of solar to the grid—reduced peak demand, lower infrastructure needs, and decreased utility generation costs”.
Source AGIT
