Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced yesterday his goal to reach 50% renewables by 2030, increasing Jamaica’s commitment to clean and sustainable energies. “I have directed the government to increase our target from 30% to 50%”, the Prime Minister said, “and our energy company is totally in agreement. So I believe that by 2030, Jamaica […]
Sigora Solar has launched its “Sigora Gives Back” programme, which aims to provide clean renewable energy to Haitian communities without access to electricity. The programme provides 24/7 electricity to one home in Haiti for every sale of its Produce and Reduce package, a home solar and energy efficiency solution. “Sigora Gives Back” is built on […]
The Society for Engineers and Architects of Panama (SPIA) called for the Panamanian government to further promote the use of clean renewable energies. The importance of the integration of solar and wind energies in building and development projects was argued during the XVI International Congress for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Industry. The theme of […]
Bermuda’s Solar Energy Rebate programme will be updated to provide all citizens, especially owners of lower value homes, with strong support and incentives to switch to solar power. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transportation and Regulatory Affairs, described a progressive rebate, which would differ according to a home’s annual rental value – a value given […]
El Salvador recently announced its aim to attract more investments, especially from India, in its renewable energy sector through a package of tax benefits and incentives. El Salvador Ambassador to India, Ariel Andrade Galindo, said “We are looking to collaborate in solar energy. India is becoming one of the largest countries with lots of expertise […]
This week, Barbados signed an agreement with the Green Climate Fund which will allow the country to access significant grants for climate finance. The Readiness Grant agreement was signed by the Economic Affairs and Investment Minister Marsha Caddle in South Korea, on the sidelines of the fund’s Global National Designated Authority and Private Investment for Climate […]
German company SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA), global specialists in PV system technology, surpassed 1GW of installed solar capacity in Latin America, they announced in a press release this week. The company has contributed to solar energy projects across the region, including in Central America and the Caribbean. Notably, last year they supplied a system […]
Content Solar Ltd, Jamaica’s first utility-scale PV power plant, celebrated its two-year anniversary of commercial operation. The plant, which was built using climate-resilient technologies, produces more than 44GWh of clean electricity and powers 20 000 households annually. The $63 million project, developed by WRB Energy and owned by WRB Serra, will provide energy under a […]
The second phase of the Montecristi solar project, in the Guayabín region of Dominican Republic, has been approved by the country’s National Energy Commission. The project is let by German developer F&S Solar, and largely financed by the german fund Hamburger Blue Elephant Energy AG. With this new addition, the solar power plant will go […]