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French Guiana offers to assist Guyana in the development of renewable energy

French Guiana has offered to assist Guyana in the development of renewable energy. The offer was made by French Guiana’s Minister of Energy, Marie-Laure Phinéra-Horth, during a meeting with Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat. Source: INewsGuyana

The Caribbean Development Bank and IDB Invest have been selected as two of the recipients of the MDB Challenge Fund

The Caribbean Development Bank and IDB Invest are two of the six new recipients of the Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund (MDB Challenge Fund), a US$5.25 million fund launched by the Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation. The Caribbean Development Bank will use its grant to develop a new risk mitigation instrument […]

The World Bank approves a US$150 million loan to support the development of Chile’s green hydrogen industry

The World Bank approved a loan for US$150 million to Chile, to support the development of its green hydrogen industry. The loan will help the country to establish a blended finance fund for green hydrogen projects and develop risk mitigation instruments to improve financing conditions. Source: The World Bank 

CAF joins Barbados Coalition for Resilient Infrastructure to support transition to a more sustainable economy

CAF has joined the Barbados Coalition for Resilient Infrastructure to support Barbados’ transition, a group of international organizations and governments that are working together to support Barbados’ transition to a more resilient and sustainable economy. CAF’s participation will focus on supporting the development of a new Blue Green Bank, helping to improve the country’s disaster […]

HDF Energy signs MoU with CELEC EP and announces the launch of operations in Ecuador

HDF Energy and CELEC EP signed an MoU to jointly explore opportunities to develop HDF’s multi-megawatt hydrogen power plants in Ecuador. Source: HDF Energy

GSI installs three solar PV systems at health facilities in Montserrat

Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated (GSI) installed three solar PV systems at health facilities in Montserrat, increasing the island’s renewable energy capacity and providing backup power during outages. Source: CARILEC

Winners Announced: H2LAC 2023 Industry Awards

New Energy Events, hosts of the Hydrogen Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (H2LAC), the largest annual gathering of the regional Hydrogen market, announced the three winners of its second H2LAC Industry Awards. The Awards – which recognize excellence in projects, programs and people driving forward the Hydrogen economy in Latin America and the Caribbean […]

Save the date: CREF 2024

It’s not too early to save the date for CREF 24! Taking place on April 24-26, 2024, CREF will return to the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami. 500 leaders joined us at a standout CREF 2023. The movement is growing. Join us in 2024 as we push the transition over the finish line.

Puerto Rico doubles target for RE & storage in 3rd tranche of RFP

Revised 3rd tranche of RFP sees Puerto Rico doubling its call for renewable energy and storage capacity to 1,000 MW and 500 MW. Source: BNAmericas