Jamaica government cuts energy use by 10 GW

April 30, 2016

Wayne Williams, head of Jamaica’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program said that programs implemented across all ministries, department and agencies has saved the government $100 million over the last two and a half years. According to Williams, electricity usage has decreased by 10 gigawatt hours across these branches. The installation of solar films on windows, […]

Caribbean islands taking steps to shift from diesel to solar

April 29, 2016

Projects in Antigua and Barbuda  signal a major shift from diesel to solar-based energy supply and local governments are increasing eager to attract private investment to the sector. At the V.C Bird International Airport a 3 MW sun2live solar plant was recently inaugurated and the installation of further sun2live and sun2roof power systems will generate […]

Antigua & Barbuda walking the walk on climate change adaptation

April 29, 2016

The Government of Antigua & Barbuda is taking steps to live up to its 2014 election manifesto by reducing emissions by 20% by 2020. Prime Minister Gaston Browne said the government he leads fully understands that climate change is a real issue, by explaining: “… we have diversified our energy mix into alternate energy to […]

Tres Hermanas wind farm increases Peru’s renewables mix

April 29, 2016

Peru’s wind and solar energy output increased by 79%  year-on-year to 96 GWh. The opening of the Tres Hermanas wind farm is the source of this increase. The 97 MW site began operating in March. Thus far, Peru has seen an overall 8.3% increase in renewable energy last year.

IDB funds geothermal survey in Dominican Republic

April 29, 2016

The Inter-American Development Bank has awarded the government of the Dominican Republic a $200,000 grant to conduct a 12-month study of geothermal potential. The “Specific Agreement to Evaluate the Geothermal Potential of the Dominican Republic” will examine whether there’s enough high geothermal energy to produce electricity.

Grenada seeks energy audits of public buildings

April 28, 2016

The Ministry of Finance & Energy in Grenada is looking for consulting firms to provide energy audits of public buildings. The objective of the consultancy is to facilitate the preparation of a capital project that will reduce electricity consumption of government buildings through energy efficiency and or renewable energy investments in public buildings. The service […]

St. Kitts geothermal explorations results to be published soon

April 28, 2016

St. Kitts Energy Minister Ian Liburd recently announced that the results of geothermal exploration studies conducted by Teranov in St. Kitts will be published soon. “As we speak the findings of the geophysicist, the geochemist and the geologist are being evaluated at the University of France in Paris and in the next couple of weeks […]

Jamaica to go live with LNG in mid-August

April 28, 2016

Kelly Tomblin, CEO of the Jamaica Service Company stated the the conversation of Jamaica’s Bogue plant to liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be completed by mid-August. According to Tomblin, construction is nearly 95% complete at this time. “We are excited to convert Bogue.  We have always maintained that fuel diversity is critical. It is all […]

Contract signed for the drilling of the 3rd geothermal exploration well on Montserrat

April 27, 2016

With the help of the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Montserrat will drill a third well for geothermal exploration. A joint statement by the Government of Montserrat and the DFID on Tuesday announced the award of a £5.1m contract for drilling to the Iceland Drilling Company (IDC). The exploratory well will be located in […]