June 2018 - Page 2 of 5 - New Energy Events

India explores investment in Cuban renewable energy
June 27, 2018
Last week the president of India, Ram Nath Kovind, visited the island in an effort to expand the economic and commercial relationship within the two countries. The presidents of both India and Cuba, Ram Nath Kovind and Miguel Díaz-Canel respectively, jointly stated India’s interest in the Cuban economy is primarily driven by the pharmaceutical, science, […]
IDB to invest $20m in renewable energy in Nicaragua
June 26, 2018
The Inter-American Development Bank is investing $20m in small and medium renewables enterprises in the country. Nicaragua is already obtaining 54% of its total energy production from renewable sources including geothermal, solar, biomass, hydro, and wind. This new line of credit provided by the IDB will keep strengthening the industry and help Nicaragua reach its […]
Vestas to enter Panama’s renewable market
June 26, 2018
Vestas, the Spanish wind turbine company, will supply equipment to the 66 MW Toabré wind park, owned by Elecnor. The country is increasingly investing in the renewables sector as it has a goal to produce half of its electricity from renewables by 2050. Vestas is present in over 79 different countries and this order highlights […]
El Salvador publishes guidelines for 28 MW tender
June 26, 2018
El Salvador’s energy industry is open for business. Seeking to acquire 28 MW, the government is requesting bids to total 20 MW from solar energy and 8 MW from biogas. The public bid process will start the 14th of August of this year and will end the 12th of December. The winners from this bid […]
Submit your speaker application for CREF 2018
June 25, 2018
The CREF 2018 agenda is now live. From resiliency to transformational technology, LNG to geothermal, energy storage to EVs – you’ll find it all at CREF. Now is the time to tell us if you’d like to join an A-list of regional leaders and industry experts on the CREF 2018 agenda. Submit your speaker application […]
Puerto Rico in the spotlight at CREF 2018
June 25, 2018
Supporting our PR-GRID portfolio of events, we will showcase Puerto Rico’s grid revitalization and investment efforts to the wider market at CREF this year. Among key stakeholders already confirmed are Josen Rossi, Chairman of the Aireko Group; Rodrigo Masses, President of the PRMA; and Tomas J. Torres, Executive Director of ICSE-PR.
Private equity firms line-up for CREF 2018
June 25, 2018
We are very pleased to report that private equity is out in force for CREF 2018! Among leading firms confirmed to date are Portland Private Equity, BMR Energy, the Caribbean Basin Sustainable Energy Fund, WRB Energy and MPC Capital. The firms, which all have well established footprints in the Caribbean, are all in the market […]
Puerto Rico’s Toro Negro is first solar energy community on the island
June 25, 2018
Two national companies, SOMOS Solar and Máximo Solar Industries, with the Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (FCPR), have partnered with the community organization Comunidad Toro Negro, Inc. to create an efficient solar energy system to power the region. The project will provide off-grid solar energy to 25 families who were left without electricity following Hurricane […]
Costa Rica to invest $500m in clean energy
June 25, 2018
Costa Rica has signed a credit line with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for US$500 million to drive clean energy development in the electricity and transportation sectors. Costa Rican President, Carlos Alvarado, has prioritized decarbonization for the electric sector, and wants to lead in the transportation sector, as well. “A nation that produces 99% of […]