November 2017 - Page 2 of 3 - New Energy Events

Webinar: A New Era of Investment in Caribbean Infrastructure
November 16, 2017
To set the stage for the 2nd Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) held on December 11-12 in Montego Bay, New Energy Events and IJGlobal are exploring the investment climate in infrastructure across the Caribbean. This webinar was held on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Webinar topics include: – Investor & financier perspectives on opportunities for Caribbean infrastructure: which markets […]
Webinar: Panama and El Salvador ministers of energy discuss energy efficiency

From our Editorial Team
November 14, 2017
Watch The World Bank’s complimentary webinar “A Roadmap to Investment in Energy Efficiency in Central America” held on Friday, November 17. This webinar sets the stage for the inaugural Central American Energy Efficiency forum – América Central Eficiente – in Panama later this month (November 29-30). Watch the webinar here. Webinar Panelists: Hon. Victor Carlos Urrutia, Secretary of […]
A-List Confirm for Central American Energy Efficiency Summit
November 13, 2017
An extraordinary A-list of Central American stakeholders is confirmed to participate in the inaugural Central American energy efficiency summit later this month. Among those confirmed are Panama’s Secretary of Energy, Hon. Victor Urrutia; Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Energy, Irene Cañas Diaz, Chile’s National Head of Energy Efficiency, Ignacio Santelices, and Rolando Castillo Garcia, head […]
Top Five CREF 2017 Takeaways

From our Editorial Team
November 13, 2017
Weeks after Irma and Maria plowed through the Caribbean, over 500 regional and international leaders gathered in Miami for the 2017 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum. Dialog between stakeholders is increasingly sophisticated and the pipeline of projects is deepening, but now there is a new urgency around discussions driven by the need for islands to rethink […]
Nevis geothermal project progress: Drilling rig arrives on island
November 8, 2017
Equipment for the first phase of the geothermal development project on Nevis, began arriving on the island following shipping delays due to the recent passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, pushing the start-up dates from October to mid-November. Mr. Mc Levon “Makie” Tross, Local Representative for the geothermal developers Nevis Renewable Energy International (NREI), told […]
Colombia announces plans for first renewable auction
November 8, 2017
Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, Germen Arce Zapata, announced on Friday that the country will hold its first auction for large-scale renewable energy before the current government term ends. The planned tender, which will negotiate contracts for solar, wind and biomass sources, should take place by May 27, 2018, when the next presidential elections will be held. This […]
BMR Energy to build solar PV for Jamaican sugar industry
November 8, 2017
An important partnership has formed between a leading regional solar developer and Jamaica’s sugar industry. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, made the announcement at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SCJ Holdings Ltd and BMR Energy LLC. The Monymusk sugar factory in Clarendon, Jamaica will get a solar upgrade […]
Webinar: A New Era of Investment in Caribbean Infrastructure

From our Editorial Team
November 2, 2017
To set the stage for the 2nd Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) held on December 11-12 in Montego Bay, New Energy Events and IJGlobal are exploring the investment climate in infrastructure across the Caribbean. This webinar was held on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Webinar topics include: – Investor & financier perspectives on opportunities for Caribbean infrastructure: which markets […]
Grenada road upgrades to be examined with CDB funded study
November 2, 2017
Grenada’s roads that link rural communities, cities, and ports are in need of improvement, and a $1.2 million grant will fund a feasibility study for required upgrades. The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a grant of £930,000 (US$1.2 million) to the government of Grenada, to prepare a feasibility study and […]