Construction on a new solar PV project will start in Northwestern Cuba in January 2018. Deltro Group Ltd. a Canadian-based developer of clean renewable energy projects was awarded a contract to build, own and operate a solar photovoltaic electric generating facility in north western Cuba. The facility will feed into the national grid, operated and maintained […]
A $50 million UAE grant program will help fund two new solar projects in Barbados. The first project is a 500 kW ground-mounted solar PV project at the Bowmanston pumping station in St. John. The project will reduce the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) energy consumption by 20% reduce yearly cost by $500,000. The second project […]
The British Embassy in Peru, with technical assistance from UK company NGO Practical solutions, has installed a solar energy solution for a rural community in Peru. Located in the Southern remote region of Ocoruro, and at altitudes exceeding 4,000 meters, the solar technology will provide the community of Ocoruro with electricity for schools, medical facilities, […]
The United States State Department announced they will provide $4.3 million in funding to support energy diversification in the Caribbean. Opportunities through the funding will include technical assistance, grant funding for project preparation, and new opportunities for U.S. energy firms and exports. The announcement of the funding was first made on Wednesday at the U.S. […]
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), is inviting applications for renewable energy projects in developing countries. Within the framework of the ADFD-funded US$350 million (AED1.285 billion) IRENA/ADFD Project Facility, the current funding round of US$50 million in concessional loans marks the sixth of seven annual […]
To set the stage for the 2nd Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) held on December 11-12 in Montego Bay, New Energy Events and IJGlobal are exploring the investment climate in infrastructure across the Caribbean. This webinar was held on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Webinar topics include: – Investor & financier perspectives on opportunities for Caribbean infrastructure: which markets […]
Watch The World Bank’s complimentary webinar “A Roadmap to Investment in Energy Efficiency in Central America” held on Friday, November 17. This webinar sets the stage for the inaugural Central American Energy Efficiency forum – América Central Eficiente – in Panama later this month (November 29-30). Watch the webinar here. Webinar Panelists: Hon. Victor Carlos Urrutia, Secretary of […]
An extraordinary A-list of Central American stakeholders is confirmed to participate in the inaugural Central American energy efficiency summit later this month. Among those confirmed are Panama’s Secretary of Energy, Hon. Victor Urrutia; Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Energy, Irene Cañas Diaz, Chile’s National Head of Energy Efficiency, Ignacio Santelices, and Rolando Castillo Garcia, head […]
Weeks after Irma and Maria plowed through the Caribbean, over 500 regional and international leaders gathered in Miami for the 2017 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum. Dialog between stakeholders is increasingly sophisticated and the pipeline of projects is deepening, but now there is a new urgency around discussions driven by the need for islands to rethink […]