Industry News

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  50 percent renewables in Jamaica: Hot air or full steam ahead?

  From our Editorial Team

  Last week Prime Minister Andrew Holness made headlines when he declared a new national renewable energy goal of 50% by 2030. This increase from the previous target of 30% was announced during the launch ceremony for the installation of solar panels on the Prime Minister’s offices in Kingston, a symbolic energy project which many hope […]

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  How do we close the energy sector gender gap?

  By Virginia Snyder, Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank As the global power sector becomes cleaner and more technologically advanced, there is one critical area which lags: diversity and gender equality.  Globally, women represent only 20 percent of the energy sector workforce.  Across Latin America and the Caribbean, women account for only 17 percent of senior […]

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  Why resiliency changes the investor view on the Caribbean energy sector

  Guest Editorial written by Doug Hewson, Managing Partner, Portland Private Equity As we enter the 2018 hurricane season, we are beginning to understand how last year’s monumental storms have impacted private equity’s view on the Caribbean energy sector. It’s no secret that the regional energy sector has many issues: reliance on fossil fuels, sub-scale markets, and […]