The main streets of St. Kitts will soon be LED lit as the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) began the change over of lighting fixtures on Monday (April 20).
Through a loan of US$5,792,000 from the Caribbean Development Bank, the Street Lighting Project is expected to last approximately 1 year in St. Kitts. The project is a federal one, which has already seen NEVLEC, the Nevis Electricity Company, change the lighting fixtures and bulbs throughout the island there.
FreedomFM contacted SKELEC’s Communications Manager, Patrice Harris on Monday for more details of the project.
The LED lights are expected to reduce the electricity company’s overall energy bill by an estimated 44%.