St. Lucia 12 MW wind farm on hold after developer pulls out; government stays committed to wind power

March 13, 2017

The Government of Saint Lucia has expressed its commitment to continue to work towards the development of renewable energy on the island. This after US-based firm WindTex Energy disappointingly cancelled plans for a previously announced wind farm on the east coast, less than four months after the new administration gave its commitment to the developer, […]

Antigua and Barbuda complete 11 solar PV installations

March 13, 2017

The twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda has taken a leading role in terms of clean energy supply in the Caribbean. This leadership has been strengthened through the completion of 11 solar installations on the small private island Jumby Bay in the north of Antigua by the renewable energy provider PV Energy Limited. The implementation of […]

Mexico solar PV could triple in 2017

March 10, 2017

The amount of distributed generation PV systems installed in Mexico could triple this year. According to estimates provided by local solar installer Conermex, over 50,000 systems of this kind could be connected to the Mexican grid in 2017. The company claims that this significant increase will be mainly due to the new regulation for renewable […]

Chile approves 450 MW solar + storage project

March 9, 2017

SolarReserve announced it has received approval from the government of Chile to construct a 450-MW solar facility with energy storage. The Tamarugal Solar Project in the Tarapaca region of Chile will consist of three 150-MW solar thermal towers, each with 13 hours of full-load energy storage and 5.8 GW/h of total energy storage capacity. “SolarReserve’s […]

IRENA round up of geothermal in Latin America

March 9, 2017

In a report published late last year, IRENA provides a great overview on renewable energy deployment in Latin America. While geothermal energy does not play a tremendously large role in the overall energy supply in the region, it plays an important role in some of the countries in the region. Geothermal energy plays a particularly […]

Colombia issues rules for small-scale solar PV

March 7, 2017

The government of Colombia has published the Decreto 348 del 1 de marzo de 2017, a new piece of legislation to support the installation of small and medium-sized renewable energy and solar power generators across the country. The new regulations will apply to renewable energy power generators with a capacity of up to 100 kW […]

Hajime Takeuchi, JICA’s Director General for LAC, Confirms for GEOLAC

March 6, 2017

Hajime Takeuchi, the Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has confirmed he will participate in GEOLAC 2017. JICA’s perspective, as one of the biggest financiers of geothermal across the region, is particularly germane to broader discussions at GEOLAC this year around the long-term competitiveness of geothermal […]

Jamaica at 15% renewables, ahead of schedule for 2030 goal

March 6, 2017

Jamaica is ahead of schedule in achieving 30 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by the year 2030. Speaking at the launch of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Programme at the University of Technology (UTech), today, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, pointed out that Jamaica […]

Nicaragua offers attractive incentives to geothermal developers

March 6, 2017

In a recent article by a lawyer from Nicaragua, an overview is given on the tax incentives for geothermal project development In Nicaragua. The country offers attractive tax incentives based on Act 443, “Law on the Exploration and Exploitation of Geothermal Resources” and any amendments thereto, published on November 17, 2014. The tax incentives available, […]