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Orange Grove Solar Farm

KEY NUMBERS

20

MWac of renewable energy

7000

homes powered per year (equivalent)

40

hectres

27,500

tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions saved

5,500

cars taken off the road per year (equivalent)

CURRENT STATUS

Site selection

Preliminary assessments and site design

Planning application

Discharge of planning conditions

Construction

Operation

Decommissioning

Orange Grove Solar Farm Project is a solar farm being developed and constructed by Lightsource bp, on behalf of the project owners, bp Alternative Energy Trinidad and Tobago (bpATT), and Shell Renewables Caribbean Limited (Shell). It is part of a government initiative for the supply of renewable energy led by the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

The solar project includes a 20 megawatt (MWac) solar farm on educational farmland leased from the State by the University of West Indies (UWI) and a grid connection line to the existing T&TEC Orange Grove Substation and Piarco Substation.

Agreement with the government was reached on 9th December 2022, which enabled consortium partners to reach Final Investment Decision (FID) to commence construction on the project, with bp and Shell initially having joint shareholdings (50/50). The construction phase commenced in Q2 2023, and the project is expected to be operational in Q3 2024.

Where is this solar project taking place?

The proposed Orange Grove site is a 40 hectare (ha) agricultural plot immediately west of Churchill Roosevelt Highway and Trincity Mall.

Information and resources

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