Renewable Energy Consumption: Saint Lucia

Analysis# Saint Lucia Renewable Energy Consumption Saint Lucia's renewable energy consumption stood at 9.7% of total energy in 2022, marking a dramatic decline from its 1990 peak of 43.1%—a loss of 77.5 percentage points over three decades. The country reached its all-time low in 2021, also at 9.7%, where it has remained flat through 2022. This steep contraction reflects a fundamental shift in Saint Lucia's energy infrastructure away from renewable sources toward fossil fuel dependency. The downward trend accelerated between 2013 and 2017, dropping from 12.1% to 10.2% before stabilizing at roughly 10% annually. A decade of consistent decline suggests structural barriers to renewable adoption, whether economic, infrastructural, or policy-related. Without intervention, Saint Lucia's renewable energy share appears locked at its current depressed level, requiring significant policy and investment shifts to reverse the trajectory established over the past thirty years.