February 2019 - Page 2 of 3 - New Energy Events

Barbados government commits to electric buses and all-electric fleet by 2030
February 18, 2019
Electric buses will start operating throughout Barbados ‘by year-end’, said Minister of Energy Wilfred Abrahams. Initially, the Ministry of Transport will order twenty buses and work towards an all-electric fleet of government vehicles over the next 11 years. Minister Abrahams said, “We are moving to a completely electric fleet not just of buses but Government vehicles […]
Contract signed for El Salvador’s first wind park
February 18, 2019
Ventus SA de CV (Ventus) has signed a contract with El Salvador’s Economy Minister Luz Estrella Dominguez to build a 54MW wind park. Ventus is a unit of the Guatemalan power generation operator, Tracia Network Corporation, and will be in charge of the wind park’s construction. This project will be financed over ten years by […]
35MWp solar park in Honduras ready to enter into commission
February 15, 2019
The Solar Pacific plant, a 35MWp solar PV installation in Nacaome, Honduras has undergone its final testing and is now ready to enter into commission. Enertiva and the Ortiz Group, through its subsidiary Ortiz Energía Honduras, have led the project in a joint partnership. This is their third collaborative project, alongside Independence Plant in El […]
Updates on St. Vincent’s & the Grenadines geothermal project
February 14, 2019
A joint report by the IRENA/ ADFD Project Facility has reviewed the progress of their financing of joint projects, such as the geothermal project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The report included project profiles and updates. The 10-15MW plant is a public-private geothermal energy development. USD 15 million were used to finance the plant’s […]
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic look to LNG
February 13, 2019
New Fortress Energy, has published its growth plans: after providing LNG to Jamaica, its next steps include Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. New Fortress Energy, which listed on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange at the beginning of this month, is a global energy infrastructure company, which provides integrated and reliable energy solutions though LNG production […]
Case study on gender-responsive geothermal sector in El Salvador
February 12, 2019
A report published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Global Gender Office highlights the positive impacts of LaGeo’s strategies surrounding gender equality and development goals. LaGeo is a geothermal energy utility in El Salvador. Through its management structures, institutional policies and use of corporate social responsibility, it has increased its company’s gender equality […]
Spanish delegation arrives in Caribbean to collaborate on renewable energy, Blue Economy policies
February 12, 2019
An official delegation from Spain’s Canary Islands arrived in the French Overseas Collectivité of Saint Martin (Saint Martin), to discuss and share best practices on the development of renewable energies, climate change adaptation and policies to grow their Blue Economy. Saint Martin currently presides over the Conference of Presidents of the European Union Outermost Regions. […]
Potential for geothermal in Chile’s Magallan region
February 11, 2019
A recent international seminar has highlighted the potential for geothermal energy production in Chile’s Magallan region. With more than 1800 craters in the Pali Aike sector and remnants of thermal sources in the Skyring Seno, this volcanic region has clear geographical advantages for the generation of electricity through geothermal power. These findings were presented at […]
Guatemala announces three upcoming calls for tenders
February 11, 2019
Guatemala’s Electric Company (EEGSA) has announced it is preparing three calls for tenders for energy projects. The first call for tender is for a project lasting for a period of one year from May 2019, and providing 71MW. The second and third projects, of an unspecified energy production, are for a period of four years […]