UPP Investing in the Development of Barbuda

The development of Barbuda has been a priority for the UPP during the past five years.

Emphasis has been placed on improving infrastructure in Barbuda. For example, more than $15 million has been spent on the road programme on our sister island.

The UPP intends to continue our work developing the road network and will also focus on upgrading the airport facilities in Barbuda in the second term.

The UPP will also focus on development of the electricity and water services in Barbuda.

The UPP will transform and revolutionize the green energy sector by installing a wind farm to generate electricity by wind turbines, and a bank of Solar Voltaic Cells to transform sunlight into electricity. Barbuda will become a global leader in green technology by being the only significant island community in the world that derives all of its required energy from renewable environmentally friendly methods. Discussions have already begun to secure Cuba’s technical assistance for this project.

With respect to the provision of water services, Barbuda will soon benefit from the US$8 million provided to Antigua and Barbuda through the ALBA Fund to undertake an extensive water project.

In particular, the APUA Water Division will install additional potable water supply capacity for Barbuda. The new plant will be twice the size of the two units currently operating in Barbuda and will supply an additional 130 thousand gallons of water per day.

In the second term, Barbuda will benefit from the construction of the Barbuda Artisanal Fisheries Project. This is made possible by a grant from the Government of Japan valued at EC$16.2 million. The complex will go a long way towards strengthening the fisheries sector in Barbuda.