The organizers of PR-GRID are pleased to announce that Mr. Jose Ortiz, the new CEO of PREPA, has confirmed that he will keynote PR-GRID II. Mr. Ortiz will speak, inter alia, to PREPA’s plans for investment in generation and PREPA’s perspective on microgrids and distributed generation. Mr. Ortiz will be joined at PR-GRID II by […]
In a first for the region, the organizers of CREF are excited to announce a collaboration with Clean Horizon, the leading storage consultancy, to produce and present an interactive map and database of energy storage projects in the Caribbean in various stages of planning and execution. The presentation will be available to all CREF delegates.
As project development region-wide continues to ramp up, the organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) are pleased to announce the 2nd annual CREF Industry Awards to recognize excellence in project execution across the region. CREF Industry Awards will be given across the following categories: Utility Scale Wind, Utility Scale Solar, Energy Storage Project, […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) president, Dr. Warren Smith, is calling for a reform in the aviation industry in the region. The reform, he stated, should aim to improve the connectivity to be convenient, flexible and reasonably priced. The reform will demand a significant change in policies and actions by regional governments to reduce taxes […]
The Research Biological Station, La Selva, located in Costa Rica, is set the become the first research station in Latin America to operate on 100 percent solar energy. Enertiva, a local solar company, will expand the station capacity from 184 to 310 solar panels. Energy consumption represents 25% of the station’s operating costs, so this […]
Taiwan will help Haiti build an electricity grid in Port-au-Prince. The project will strengthen its infrastructure development and secure diplomatic ties between the two nations. The project seeks to upgrade: (1) the existing electrical substations, (2) the electricity distribution networks and (3) the transmission towers. It also seeks to train local people on maintenance of […]
Recently, China’s Belt and Road initiative – often described as a 21st century silk road – has made its entry into Latin America and the Caribbean. During the second China-CELAC ministerial forum, the two entities signed a special declaration on the belt and road, which led to four LAC countries signing Belt and Road Cooperation […]
St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) and the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA) are in agreement that hotels on the island could generate up to 20% of their electricity needs from their own renewable energy systems. Removing the current 25kW generating cap for systems could help the island in its transition to renewable […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is set to loan US$ 20m to El Salvador to enable investment in renewables and energy efficiency for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The loan program will be complemented by a non-reimbursable technical cooperation of US $ 1.7 million aimed at developing energy savings measurements and financial risk transfer instruments […]