Caribbean Clean Energy News

January 18, 2023

The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission (CNE) grants concession for the development of a 25 MW solar park

The Dominican Republic’s CNE has granted the concession for the development of the  25-MW/32.6-MWp Canoa II solar park project. This is the…

January 18, 2023

Saona Island in the Dominican Republic becomes the first and only island in the hemisphere to use 100% renewable energy

Saona Island is powered entirely by renewable energy due to the recently completed Saona plant, making it the first and only island in the hemisphere…

January 18, 2023

The Dominican Republic’s CNE grants concession to Consorcio Azucarero Central to develop the 7 MW Energia Renovable Ingenio Barahona biomass-fired energy project

The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission (CNE) granted a concession to Consorcio Azucarero Central to develop a 7 MW biomass-fired energy…

January 5, 2023

The Dominican Republic’s CNE granted a concession for the 110 MW/131 MWp Coastal Solar PV project

The Dominican Republic’s national energy commission granted concession for a 110 MW/131 MWp PV project that will be located in the province of San…

January 5, 2023

Construction has started on a facility that will harness solar energy on the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands

Construction has started on Anegada’s hybrid renewable energy & battery storage system that will harness solar energy to power the island. The…

January 5, 2023

Cuban state company announces a new program to power water pumping systems with PV systems

Grupo Empresarial Agua y Saneamiento, the Cuban state company in charge of supplying drinking water and the island’s sewage network, announced they…

December 22, 2022

Construction to begin in Trinidad on 112.2 MW solar project

Trinidad and Tobago project partners bp, Shell, and Lightsource are set to start construction on one of the largest solar projects in the Caribbean.…

December 22, 2022

Acciona Energy to acquire and develop a 162 MW solar power complex in the Dominican Republic

Acciona Energy will acquire and develop a 162 MW solar power complex in the Dominican Republic after coming to an agreement with JMMB Sustainable…

December 21, 2022

Call for Submissions: The 5th Annual CREF Industry Awards

New Energy, organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the largest gathering of the Caribbean energy market, is pleased to announce…