• Caption: A Look Inside the Leclanché and St. Kitts and Nevis Planned Solar Generation and Energy Storage Project

The largest solar generation plus energy storage project ever to be built in the Caribbean has been announced and is in the final stages of approval by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis.

The 35.6 MW solar energy plant and 44.2 MWh battery storage facility will provide between 25-30% of the nation’s current power generation needs while displacing the same amount of diesel-generated capacity. The population of St. Kitts and Nevis is estimated to be 56,000 while tourism grows substantially with nearly 150,000 airport visitors in 2018 – a seven percent increase compared to 2017 – and a near record of more than 1.1 million cruise passengers in 2017.

The Leclanché project will consist of:

1. Six 40-foot containers with High-Power Battery Racks
2. Eight 45-foot containers with High-Energy Battery Racks
3. Solar PV + Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) substation and project office
4. Visitor parking
5. Employee parking
6. Storage container for spare solar parts
7. Storage container for spare BESS parts
8. Seven BESS Inverters
9. Four BESS Transformers

The fully integrated solar photovoltaic and lithium‐ion BESS will provide clean and reliable energy for residents and for tourists visiting St. Kitts and Nevis.

About Leclanché

Headquartered in Switzerland, Leclanché SA is a leading provider of high-quality energy storage solutions designed to accelerate our progress towards a clean energy future. Leclanché’s history and heritage is rooted in over 100 years of battery and energy storage innovation and the Company is a trusted provider of energy storage solutions globally. This coupled with the Company’s culture of German engineering and Swiss precision and quality, continues to make Leclanché the partner of choice for both disruptors, established companies and governments who are pioneering positive changes in how energy is produced, distributed and consumed around the world. The energy transition is being driven primarily by changes in the management of our electricity networks and the electrification of transport, and these two end markets form the backbone of our strategy and business model. Leclanché is at the heart of the convergence of the electrification of transport and the changes in the distribution network. Leclanché is the only listed pure play energy storage company in the world, organised along three business units: stationary storage solutions, e-Transport solutions and specialty batteries systems. Leclanché is listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SIX: LECN).

SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9

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Contacts Leclanché

Media Switzerland /Europe:

Thierry Meyer

T: +41 (0) 79 785 35 81

E-mail: tme@dynamicsgroup.ch

Media North America:

Henry Feintuch / Ashley Blas

T: +1-914-548-6924 / +1-509-494-4053

E-mail: leclanche@feintuchpr.com  

Media Germany:

Christoph Miller

T: +49 (0) 711 947 670

E-mail: leclanche@sympra.de

Investor Contacts:

Anil Srivastava / Hubert Angleys

T: +41 (0) 24 424 65 00

E-mail: invest.leclanche@leclanche.com