El Salvador has published the rules for a highly anticipated auction of renewable energy projects, in which 170 MW of renewable energy in solar and wind will be bid on. The rules are being released over a month late, delayed because greater capacity for wind has been added to the auction. Currently 100 MW is […]
Mr. Anthony Cole has been appointed as ambassador to Cuba. Currently the Ambassador-at-large for Climate Diplomacy, Mr. Stokes has spent his diplomatic career working for climate security in challenging regions around the world. It is expected that he will bring a geo-political savvy to this new post in Cuba, a country poised for growth in a […]
This week the Honduran Green Power Corporation inaugurated a 43 MW biomass plant. Located in the Sula Valley, the project will move Honduras one step closer to reaching its target of 80% renewables. The plant, which cost USD 130 to construct, will process grass, pinewood, palm tree and sugar cane bagasse.
Philippines-based geothermal firm, Energy Development Corp (EDC) is considering investment in a site in Mexico “We’re not doing anything yet – but we’re studying. Mexico’s energy sector is privatizing, deregulating so we want to take a look,” said EDC president Ricky Tantoco. The commitments of Latin American governments since the Paris COP21 agreement have led […]
Dominica continues to work on recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Erika, which hit the island last year. A USAID-funded project will help to improve resiliency against climate change and future storms. United States ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Linda Taglialatela praised the $9.5 million Rallying the […]
The organizers of the Cuban Energy & Infrastructure Summit are pleased to announce the support of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba. The Chamber of Commerce is a strong advocate for international investment both from the US and from other long term partners in Latin America and Europe. Recently the Chamber’s President, […]
National showcases at CREF 2016 will feature islands making headway in their efforts to secure long-term energy security. Ellsworth Dacon, Director of Energy in the Government of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, will lead a session exploring St. Vincent’s roadmap to tapping its geothermal resource. From St. Eustatius, Fred Cuvalay, Managing Director of Statia Utility […]
The organizers of CREF 2016 are pleased to announce that Hon. Ian Douglas, Dominica’s Minister of Energy, has confirmed he will participate as a speaker at CREF 2016. Hit hard by Tropical Storm Erika in 2015, investment in renewables was sidelined. Now on the path to recovery, Dominica’s bid for a resilient energy matrix – […]
The recent PPA awarded at 8.54 US cents/kWh for a 33.1 MW PV project now ranks solar energy as the cheapest source of electricity in Jamaica. Eight Rivers Energy Company Limited (EREC) won the bid, beating out 18 competing projects. “Yes, it is lean – there’s not a lot of fat – but I think […]