The geothermal project on St. Vincent and the Grenadines has had an ownership shake-up, with a positive result for the citizens of St. Vincent. After renegotiations, the government will now own a 49 percent stake in the geothermal plant, and the developers – Emera and Reykjavik Geothermal (originally with a 75 percent share) will own […]
Elmo Roebuck, Director of Energy in the Office of the Governor, and Raymond Williams, Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) of the USVI, have confirmed they will speak at PR-GRID. Joining them at PR-GRID will be a delegation from VIWAPA. Niel Vanterpool, Director of Transmission & Distribution, will participate on the agenda. The USVI […]
Manuel Laboy Rivera, Secretary of State for Economic Development for Puerto Rico, has confirmed he will speak at PR-GRID. Mr. Laboy Rivera’s portfolio includes foreign investment and he will speak to the role of international investors in the revitalization of the electricity grid.
Fernando Padilla, Director of the Project Management Office and one of PREPA’s leading figures managing the restructuring, has confirmed he will speak at PR-GRID. Mr. Padilla will speak to both short-term recovery efforts as well as the organization’s longer-term vision for the grid.
Ragged Island, destroyed by Hurricane Irma, will rebuild its electric grid using solar PV and battery storage estimated to cost $2m. The techno-economic system modelling has been completed by Rocky Mountain Institute and though a timeline has not yet been set, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis advised that the project will achieve system payback in […]
The Government of Japan delivered 60 electric and hybrid vehicles, including Toyota’s and Mitsubishi’s to the Government of Costa Rica promoting the economic and social development of Costa Rica and support efforts to reduce the national impact of global warming. The initiative is part of the Overseas Development Agreement between the two governments, through which […]
Last week, Congress questioned FEMA over the delay in restoration to the remaining 100,000 Puerto Rico residents who have been without power for six months. “I just want you to imagine your own hometown here in the mainland without electricity for two months — three, four, six months without power, with also failing communications with the only […]
Nevis’ geothermal resource is being characterized as one of the top six geothermal reservoirs in the world. Thermal Energy Partner’s Big-Data Analytics approach (that determined Nevis as a commercial-grade resource) was confirmed by GeothermEx’s team during a recently completed geothermal flow and injection test. GeothermEx says its findings confirm the requisite temperature and flow necessary for a sustainable supply of geothermal […]
The Caribbean Development Bank will provide USD16 million in funding to Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC), to assist with the restoration of electricity generation services. As of January 2018, less than 20 percent of electricity services had been restored from devastating Hurricane Maria that wiped out 75 percent of the islands electricity. The project will […]