Anegada’s $6M Hybrid Solar and Battery Plant
The British Virgin Islands has officially commissioned the Anegada Hybrid Renewable Energy & Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project, a first-of-its-kind utility-scale solar-plus-storage installation for the territory. Commissioned on December 12, 2025, the facility — completed for under $6 million — pairs roughly 1.25 MW of solar PV with about 4 MWh of battery storage and is expected to cut diesel generation on Anegada by about 90 percent (Guavaberry; VINO).
The British Virgin Islands marked a major step toward cleaner, more reliable electricity with the official commissioning of the Anegada Hybrid Renewable Energy & Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project on Friday, December 12, 2025, according to Guavaberry’s coverage of the BVIEC ceremony.
The project began with an international Request for Proposals issued by the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) on October 16, 2019. After a mandatory site visit and a competitive process involving five international firms, the contract was awarded to Power 52 Clean Energy Access LLC.
BVIEC and Power 52 formally executed the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract on November 5, 2021, though the work later relied on the technical expertise of CORE and DNV to reach full implementation (Guavaberry). The installation — described by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) as the territory’s first utility-scale solar project — was completed for under $6 million.
It faced delays: originally scheduled for completion in November 2021 and later revised to November 2023, the timetable slipped amid the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain and contractor changes before final commissioning in December 2025 (VINO; Guavaberry). Technically, the hybrid system integrates roughly 1.252 megawatts (about 1.3 MW as sometimes reported) of solar photovoltaic capacity with approximately 4,078 kilowatt-hours (about 4 MWh) of battery storage, according to Guavaberry’s report.
The storage and solar array work alongside existing diesel generation and are designed to improve resilience; VINO noted the plant is built to withstand Category 2 hurricane conditions. Officials at the ribbon-cutting included Premier and Minister of Finance Hon. Wheatley, Minister for Communications and Works Hon.
Rymer, Ninth District Representative Hon. Premier Wheatley called the project a new chapter in sustainable energy for the territory, while BVIEC leadership highlighted its role in meeting government targets for renewable integration (Guavaberry; VINO). Guavaberry reported that the system is expected to reduce diesel-generated electricity on Anegada by an estimated 90 percent and to supply more than 12 hours of clean energy during current peak demand — with up to 19 hours of solar-generated power possible under optimal conditions noted by VINO.
BVIEC also acknowledged contributions from local contractors, including NGP Electric and Amandla Engineering, and credited former BVIEC leaders for shepherding the project from inception to completion (Guavaberry). For residents and businesses, the hybrid plant should mean fewer outages, lower fuel consumption and a more dependable electricity supply that supports tourism and local commerce.
BVIEC will manage and monitor the facility as it moves into regular service, and government officials have said they hope to replicate similar solar farms on Virgin Gorda and Tortola and explore wind projects for Jost van Dyke (VINO; Guavaberry).
Primary source: VINO