Storage

This page keeps a running list of megawatt (MW) scale storage installations in the Caribbean region.

Bahamas:

• Capacity – 4 MWh (energy)
• Type – Lead-acid Battery
• Application: Micro-grid
• Date commissioned: 2010

• Power – 250 kW
• Energy – 500 kWh
• Type – Lithium-Ion Battery
• Application: Micro-grid
• Date commissioned: 2017

Barbados:

• Power – 5 MW
• Energy – 20 MWh
• Type – Lithium-Ion Battery
• Application: Grid-connected
• Date commissioned: 2018
• Cost: USD 10 million.

Bermuda:

• Capacity – 10 MW
• Energy – 5.5 MWh
• Type – Lithium-Ion Battery
• Application: Grid-connected
• Date commissioned: 2019
• Cost:

Bonaire:

• Capacity: 3 MW (power)
• Type: Nickle-based Battery
• Application: Grid-connected
• Date commissioned: 2010

Grenada:

• Capacity – unknown
• Type – Lithium-Ion Battery
• Application: Off-grid
• Date commissioned: 2010

Jamaica:

• Power – 24.5 MW
• Energy – 16.6 MWh
• Type – Flywheel (3 MW/49.5 MWs)+Lithium-Ion Battery (21.5 MW/16.6 MWh)
• Application: Grid-connected
• Date commissioned: 2019
• Cost: US$27 million

St. Eustatius:

• Capacity – 1 MW (power)
• Type –  Lithium Battery
• Application – Micro-grid
• Date commissioned – 2016