A feasibility study done by Teranov, a French engineering and services company for new and renewable energy based in Guadeloupe, has proven that there is potential in St. Kitts to develop at least 18 to 36 megawatts of geothermal power. Photo: (L-R) Joseph Williams; Dr. Devon Gardner; Dr. Vince Henderson; Hon. Ian Patches Liburd; Jacques […]
Chile is set to reduce the amount of capacity on offer in its next major power tender and delay the start of power purchase agreements (PPAs) by a year, according to executive secretary of the National Energy Commission (CNE), Andres Romero. The CNE has yet to confirm these actions, but it has estimated that it […]
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government has realised savings of some $131.5 million through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP). “This is money that can be diverted to other areas, such as social and infrastructural development,” he said. He noted that the programme, being undertaken in […]
On March 24, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of Bolivia to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to 61.485 billion yen for the Laguna Colorada Geothermal Power Plant Construction Project (Second Stage). The project will meet the growing power demand, contribute to diversification of the energy […]
A previously delayed 5 MW solar project in Cayman has resumed progress and construction will begin next week. The array, abutting Pease Bay Pond on a former vegetable farm, will begin producing 5 megawatts of electricity for the Caribbean Utilities Company by late April, completing a project delayed since October, and launching Cayman’s first industrial experiment […]
A new agreement signed by the Nacional Financiera (Nafin) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) could ease financing for renewable energy projects in Mexico. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Tuesday will enable the two organizations to cooperate on issues related to sustainable development in Mexico, including green financing. More specifically, the institutions could […]
President Danilo Medina inaugurated a 1MW solar PV plant at a facility at the Las Américas International Airport last week. It is the second PV plant at an airport in the country. The other project, in operation since 2013, is a 1.5 MW PV plant at Cibao Airport. The solar plant was installed at the […]
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US $231,630 to the Government of Grenada to build its capacity for planning and implementation of its geothermal energy development roadmap. The resources are from the Global Environment Facility through the Inter-American Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Facility for the Eastern […]
Efforts to standardize energy efficiency in the Caribbean will come to an important juncture next week. A group comprised of nine CARICOM member states will gather in Jamaica for the first meeting of the “regional project team (RPT)” with a mandate to develop regional energy efficiency building codes. The launch and the first face-to-face working meeting […]