Tropical Battery Group Appointed Authorised Sellers of WEST Supercapacitor Technology

  • Tropical Battery Group has announced a landmark partnership with Wright Energy Storage Technologies (WEST), appointing Tropical Battery and its affiliate Kaya Energy as authorised resellers of WEST products across Jamaica and the Dominican Republic.
  • The deal introduces WEST's Optimised Supercapacitor technology to the Caribbean – a carbon-based electrostatic storage system that differs fundamentally from traditional lithium-ion batteries. Key selling points include a 45-year design life, a 20-year warranty, 97.1% round-trip efficiency, and no risk of thermal runaway or fire.
  • Tropical Battery CEO Alexander Melville said the technology is particularly suited to the Caribbean environment, noting that traditional battery chemistries often struggle with the region's high ambient temperatures and humidity. WEST modules are rated to operate from -40°C to +65°C without performance loss.
  • WEST CEO Larry (Chip) Seibert said Tropical Battery's "deep roots in the Caribbean and commitment to renewable energy" made them the ideal partner to deploy the technology across the two markets. WEST currently operates across more than 35 countries and is headquartered in Manhattan, New York.
  • The WEST partnership has the potential to meaningfully improve Tropical Battery's revenue. The 45-year design life and 20-year warranty of WEST modules position the company to pursue larger, longer-cycle commercial and industrial contracts that could help revenue growth.
  • Ultimately, the success of the partnership would depend on Tropical Battery's ability to find customers willing to buy WEST's supercapacitor technology. Tropical would need to convince customers to trust and adopt a new product, even if it outperforms the lithium-ion batteries they're already familiar with. Effectively promoting specs, like the 45-year design life and 20-year warranty, will play a key role in achieving this.
  • TROPICAL’s stock price has decreased by 13.2% since the start of the year to close at $1.38 on Thursday, March 19, 2026. At this current price, its P/E is 9.9x, below the Main Market Energy, Materials and Industrial average of 19.5x.

(Sources: JSE, Tropical Battery Group Ltd. & NCBCM Research)