The NURC Team
The National Utilities Regulatory Commission (NURC)
is a statutory body with strong regulatory powers and
responsibilities. The NURC was established by the
Government of Saint Lucia to safeguard the promotion
of the highest quality of utility services at fair and
reasonable rates while building a credible regulatory
regime that responds adequately to stakeholders’
concerns.
In the conduct of its regulatory functions, the NURC is
guided by the legislative and regulatory framework set
out in the National Utilities Regulatory Commission
Act (No. 3 of 2016), which empowers the Commission
with the regulatory tools and authority required for
effectiveness. This framework gives the NURC broad
responsibility for licensing and economic regulation
of utility services within the energy, water and
sewerage sectors in Saint Lucia. The NURC is further
authorized to licence and regulate all renewable
energy generation by private persons or entities; and
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where applicable, sets rates, technical and service
standards for the sectors and entities that it regulates.
The NURC, as the regulating authority for renewable
energy, is also charged with the responsibility of
issuing permits to persons wishing to generate
electricity from a renewable source. In keeping with
this mandate, the Commission has developed and
published interconnection application procedures for
the generation of electricity from solar photovoltaic
(PV) sources. The procedures are inclusive of a PV
application form which is mandatory for applicants
seeking to connect to LUCELEC’s electrical network.
As the economic regulator for water supply services
and sewerage services, the NURC is responsible for
establishing, approving, reviewing and monitoring
tariff schemes and tariffs in accordance with the
Water and Sewerage Act Cap. 9.03 as amended
by the NURC Act. Furthermore, the Commission
works assiduously to ensure that the highest quality
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