ELECTRICITY
TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION
Grenada Electricity Services Ltd (GRENLEC), a
private limited liability company is the sole provider
of electricity for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite
Martinique.
Voltage:
230 volts, single phase, 50Hz cycles & 400 volts, 3
phase, 50Hz cycles.
Rates
Domestic:
Base Charge -0.15¢ per unit/kW
Minimum Monthly Charge-$1.58
Fuel Surcharge -Based on the determined rate per
unit each month
Commercial:
Service Charge-0.08¢/50 square feet
Each kW-0.16¢
Fuel Charge -Based on the determined rate per
unit each month
Minimum Monthly Charge-0.08¢/50 square feet
Industrial:
Greater than 5 hp between 6 p.m. & 10 pm
Each kW - 0.12¢
Demand Charge - 0.75¢/kW/month
Minimum Monthly Charge - $3.75
All rates are quoted in USD currency.
Application Requirements for Obtaining Electricity
Connection
1. A certificate of inspection from the
government electrical inspector.
2. Proper identification of applicant (voter’s
registration ID, driver’s license, etc).
3. Completion and submission of application
form.
4. Payment of required customer deposit and
connection fees.
Procedures for Connection
1. The applicant or representative presents the
certificate of inspection to the Grenada
Electricity Services Ltd. and fills out the
prescribed form.
2. The distance from the nearest pole to the
premises will be measured by GRENLEC in
keeping with the company’s policy of
connection without additional charges to
premises within 100 ft of the nearest utility pole
for commercial and industrial customers and
300 ft for residential customers.
3. The applicant is then required to pay the
necessary consumer deposit and connection
fees based on the type of supply and
estimated consumption. A fee of US$38 is
charged for single phase connections to
domestic, commercial and industrial properties.
Three phase connections to commercial and
industrial properties are charged a fee of
US$132. The customer deposit required for
connection is usually twice the amount of the
estimated monthly bill. This estimation is derived
from taking into consideration the number of
lights and circuit on the premises.
4. In cases where the connection required is
beyond 300 ft. of the main line, an estimate for
the cost of that extension must be requested by
the customer and connection will proceed
after proper authorization from the accounts
department and/or upon payment of
connection fee and consumer deposit. The
customer is responsible for purchase of the pole
in these instances.
5. Where an agent is making the application on
behalf of a company or business, a letter of
authorization must be presented with the
company’s official letterhead and the
company’s stamp must be affixed to the
application form.
WATER
The National Water and Sewerage Authority
(NAWASA) provides clean, safe, pipe borne water
from a series of catchments, rivers and deep wells.
Procedures for connection
1. Application form must be filled (Available from
the NAWASA offices)
2. A site visit is conducted by NAWASA to estimate
the connection cost
3. The customer is required to pay the estimated
connection cost
4. Upon payment the water supply is connected
Service Delivery
Connection of water supply is within four (4) weeks.
Rates:
Unmetered Industrial, Commercial and Government
Buildings (per annum)
0.35% of the market value of the property for the first
$187,266.00
0.30% of the market value of the property for the next
$187,266.00 and Petite Martinique.
0.25% of the market value of the property above Grenada boasts of a modern state-of-the-art
$374,532.00 telecommunication sector with both fixed and
Minimum charge of $36.00 per year. mobile line telecom markets with two (2) major
players i.e. Cable & Wireless (Grenada) Limited and
Metered Industrial & Commercial the Digicel Grenada Limited.
Proportional Charge: $6 per 1000 gals per month.
Telecom Services offered in Grenada
Fixed Charge: 40% of unmetered rates for these • Internet
premises. • Data Services
• Domestic Telecom Products/Features
Metered Domestic Consumers • Business Systems/ Features
Proportional Charge: • Card Services
Category 1: consumption less than • Roaming
2,200 gal: - $2.25/1000 gals per month • Mobile
Category 2: consumption between
2,200 and 5,500 gal. - $3.75/1000 gals per month
Category 3: consumption above Rates & Pricing
5,500 gals. - $6/1000 gals per month
Fixed Charge: $3 per month per connection. Local Calls and Rates (Per Minute in US$)
FIXED LINE TO FIXED LINE
Unmetered Domestic Consumers Day $0.026
0.25% of the market value of the property for the first Evening $0.018
$37,454.00 Weekends $0.018
0.15% of the market value of the property for the
next $74,907.00 FIXED LINE TO MOBILE
0.05% of the market value of the property for the Day $0.29 per minute
next $112,360.000.025% of the market value of the Evening $0.28 per minute
property above $224,720.00 Weekends $0.28 per minute
Minimum charge of $36.00 per year (if property is
valued at $14,233.00 or less) International Calling Rates (Per Minute in US$)
Sewerage Rates DESTINATION DAYTIME EVENING
Unmetered Commercial, Industrial and Government LOCAL 0.17¢ - 0.33¢ 0.17¢ – 0.33¢
Buildings: 2/3 of the water rate or charges REGIONAL 0.32¢ - 0.37¢ 0.32¢ - 0.37¢
Metered Commercial and Industrial Consumers: USA, CANADA, UK0. 36¢ - 0.61¢ 0.36¢ - 0.37¢
2/3 of water rate or charges REST OF THE WORLD 0.49 ¢- 0.61¢ 0.46¢ – 0.49¢
Metered Domestic: 1/3 of water rate or charges
Unmetered Domestic: 1/3 of water rate or charges Procedures for applying for Land Line Telephone
Service (Cable and Wireless):
Total no. of buildings with water connection as of 1. Complete and sign application form (can be
2005 – 55,000 (includes households and businesses). obtained from any of the offices).
Access to water supply: Urban – 100% Rural - 96% 2. Present valid identification(Passport, National
ID Card, Driver’s License)
All rates are quoted in USD currency 3. Pay installation fee - EC$230.00
4. Pay minimum deposit of EC$150.00 (if you are
TELECOMMUNICATIONS not the property owner).
The National Telecommunications Regulatory 5. Pay security deposit of EC$500.00 (if you are a
Commission of Grenada was established pursuant to non-national).
the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications
Authority (ECTEL) Treaty (Act 30 of 2000) and the Service Delivery
Telecommunications Act No. 31 of 2000 and is Delivery is within nine (9) working days for
responsible for regulating the liberalized residential customers and four (4) working days for
telecommunications market in Grenada, Carriacou business customers.
Seaports
The Grenada Ports Authority is responsible for the
operation and administration for sea ports within
the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and
Petite Martinique.
Services
Ports of Entry (Grenada)
St. George's- nearly all of Grenada’s container
traffic is handled through the Port of St. George’s.
This facility provides 1,100 ft of continuous berth
from oceangoing shipping and five (5) acres of
container handling and Storage Park.
Grenville - This port is located 12°7’N, 61°37’W. The
port has single pier with a depth alongside of 3.0
metres at its head. Vessels over 3.0 metres of
draught can anchor within the outer reef.
Prickly Bay- The port is located 12°00’N, 61°45.7’W
on the southern coast of the mainland at Lance
aux Epines. Prickly Bay is a port of entry for yachts
and contains a modern full service marina with a
35 ton travel hoist.
St.David’s- This port is located 12°0.63’N, 61°40.96’W
from Little Bacolet point to St. David’s Point at
12°0.78’N, 61°40.51’W . The port may be used only
by yachts.
WEEKEND
0.17¢ - 0.33¢ Carriacou
0.32 ¢- 0.37¢ Tyrrel Bay- This port is located 12°27’N, 61°29’W. At
0.36 ¢- 0.37¢ this port, vessels can anchor in 9.1 to 27.45 metres
0.46¢ –0.49¢ in the northern outer part of the bay. There is a 90
metre long jetty at the northern end of the beach
and a tanker terminal to the south of the jetty.
Pilotage is compulsory for tankers over 100 grt with
at least 24 hours notice required.
Hillsborough- The port of Hillsborough is located
12°’N, 61°28’W on the west coast of the island of
Carriacou between Jack-a dan and Sandy Islet.
Port Services
• Berthing
• Cargo receipt
• Storage & delivery
• Cargo sorting
• Chart sales
• Container rentals
• Delivery of containers to consignees premises
• Equipment hire for cargo handling
• Mooring buoys, mooring or running lines
• Pilotage
• Stripping or unstuffing containers
• Water sales and navigational aid
Port rates
These rates are applied under the legislation of
SRO#12 of 1997. (All fees are quoted in USD
currency)
Storage
General Cargo:
• $ 2.62 per ton upon arrival
• $ 3.75 per ton/day (removal fee on 6th working
day)
• $1.87 per ton/day( from 7th working day)
Cargo in Containers:
20ft containers- $159.18 for 1st two (2) working days
& $58.05 after.
40ft container- $ 241.57 for 1st two (2) working days
& $131.09 after.
Container Handling
Stripping-20 ft container- $112.36
40 ft container-$206
Forklift charge
<6000 lbs – $41.20 per hour>6000 lbs-$46.82 per hour
Terminal Use
Bulk and Break Bulk- $3.75 per ton
Containerized cargo**-
20 ft- $65.54 40ft – $131.0 45ft- $149.81
These rates are subject to a 15% charge for high
cube boxes.
Ship to Truck
• General cargo-$0.47 per ton
• Break bulk (cement) - $0.37 per ton
• Frozen goods-$0.28 per ton
• Container- $18.73 per metric ton
Shipping Agents
There are a number of shipping agents in Grenada.
The following is a list of the agents, the shipping
lines represented and country of origin:
Paddy’s Shipping:
Norpoint-Guyana, Eastpack- St. Vincent,
Benrose-Dominica, Stenguard- St. Vincent, Jaden-T
- St. Vincent, Safiya- St. Vincent, Carmen
Cecilia-Venezuela, Anita – St. Vincent, Von-tim
Dominica, Elita- St. Vincent, Munie Chandra- St.
Vincent.
Otway’s Shippping
Admiral Bay- St. Vincent, Lady Grace 2- St.
Vincent, Goncalo St. Vincent, Patri- St. Vincent
Strategic Alliance
Ocean Princess –Trinidad, Style- St. Vincent,
Anora- St. Vincent, Anjijang- St. Vincent,
Andajian- St. Vincent
George F. Huggins
Anina-St. Vincent, Tropical- St. Vincent,
Stena-Caribbean- London, Stena Calypso- U.K,
Whistler-Malta, Edsel- Hong Kong
Jonas Browne Hubbards
Johnnie Lambros- St. Vincent, Geestline Cold
Stream- Netherlands, Santa Catharina- Bahamas
Santa Lucia- Netherlands, Marcliff- Antigua,
Westerland- Antigua, Franklin Strait- Antigua,
Nera- Antigua
W. E. Julien & CO Ltd
Seapack, Seafreight, Zim –Miami St. Lucia
Trinidad, Grenada, Jamaica
St. John Agency
Scol- Malta, CMA/ CGM Caracas- Antigua,
CMA/CGM, Balsa- Panama, Sea explorer-
Antigua, Lewbro- Panama, CIC Brazil- Bahamas,
Gatun- Panama.
International Freight Forwarders
Cargo Consolidators Agency Grenada Ltd.,
Roberts Agency, Caribbean American Shipping
Ship Registration
Registration of Grenadian ships is governed by
the Shipping Act of 1994 and the Shipping
(Registration) Regulations SRO51 of 1997.
All Grenadian ships over 24 metres LOA must be
registered in the port registry, St. George’s if they
are to be taken outside of Grenadian waters or
if a mortgage is required. A ship may be
registered only by qualified persons that is; any
citizen of Grenada, any public body of Grenada
and any body incorporated or not which is
authorized by the relevant Minister. At least
11/16th of the shares in a ship must be owned
by qualified persons before the vessel is eligible for Trans Meridian
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Documentation to be provided: Scheduled Cargo Airlines:
• Application form for registration Amerijet Int'l- Twice weekly
Infrastructure of Grenada
• Declaration of ownership DHL – Twice per day, weekly
• Bill of sale for vessel Merlin Air (FedEx) - Daily
• Notice of proposed ship’s name
• Declaration of appointment of managing Charter Cargo Airlines:
owner or manager Liat (1974) (Quik Pak)
• Proof of survey for ships over twenty (20)
years old Aircraft Refueling: Texaco West Indies Grenada Ltd
• Builder’s certificate for new ships
Average airfare cost from Grenada to:
Upon successful registration, a certificate of • Trinidad: USD$125
registry is issued together with an official number • Barbados: USD$147
which must be displayed on the ship. Any • St. Vincent: USD$120
changes in details of registry must be notified to
the Registrar. Ground Transportation
Grenada has a comprehensive road network that
Airports allows any part of the island to be reached within
Grenada’s main airport, Point Salines International two hours from St. George’s. Public transportation is
Airport (PSIA) which is managed by the Grenada available from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm. Taxi services,
Airport Authority has excellent connections with vehicle rental agencies, airport ground handlers
North America and Europe via direct flights and and Aviation Services of Grenada Ltd are also
other Caribbean islands. PSIA is located just south available.
of St. George’s and close to the island’s hotel and
tourism belt. The airport is capable of handling Average cost of transportation to tourism belt from
large commercial jets for both day and night Airport- US$15
landings.
A smaller airport is located in the sister isle of
Carriacou and is utilized for inter-island services.
Scheduled Passenger Airlines:
International:
American Eagle - Daily flights from San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Air Jamaica - Three weekly flights to Grenada from
New York
Grenada Industrial
British Airways – One weekly flight to Grenada from Development Corporation
London.
Frequente Industrial Park
Other North American Airlines Frequente, St. George’s,
Condor- One weekly flight Grenada W.I.
Virgin Airways- one weekly flight from London Grenada Industrial
Phone: (473) - 444-1035/40 Development Corporation
Interregional Airlines: Fax: (473) - 444-4828
Liat Airlines- Daily flights E-mail: invest@grenadaidc.com
Saint Vincent and Grenadines - Flights to
Carriacou Website: www.grenadaworld.com
Cubana Airlines-Once weekly
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