Source: Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

The Minister of Energy and Energy Industries and Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Hon. Stuart Young met with the Group CEO of Lightsource BP, Nick Boyle and other officials from Lightsource BP.

The discussions surrounded the commitment to build two solar parks in Trinidad with a planned cumulative output of 112.2 MW. Minister Young also discussed the possibility of additional future solar projects in Trinidad with the possibility of building a solar park in Tobago.

The Energy Minister invited Lightsource BP to deepen its ties with Trinidad and Tobago and explore the possibility of further projects in the region as renewable energy becomes increasingly important in the push to reduce global carbon emissions.