Caribbean Clean Energy News

October 14, 2021

IDB and Jamaica launch plan to electrify vehicles

The Inter-American Development Bank and the Jamaican government will partner to accelerate the use of electric vehicles through an ambitious…

September 30, 2021

‘Overwhelmed by old challenges’, Caribbean leaders say COVID-19 has forced a new battle for the survival of their nations

Caribbean island nations are under assault from the coronavirus pandemic even as they try to protect their communities from rising seas and raging…

September 30, 2021

World Bank’s new RFP calls for innovative financing to scale up renewable energy development in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) encompasses eight countries and overseas territories[1], all of which are small island developing nations…

September 24, 2021

Barbados pursues ‘Norwegian model’: going green at home and drilling for oil

The Caribbean nation of Barbados is pursuing what a key official called the “Norwegian model” by exporting oil and gas while cleaning up its own…

September 24, 2021

Guyana’s role in the emerging green energy transition

At a recent offshore oil & gas conference in Houston, Guyana’s foreign minister said that the country’s economy is expected to grow 500% by…

September 24, 2021

Global energy firm plans big solar plant in Jamaica

Europe-based global clean energy firm MPC Energy Solutions, which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway, is reporting that it has leased…

September 24, 2021

Colbun to build major wind farm in northern Chile

Chilean generator Colbun plans to install Latin America’s largest wind farm in the Atacama desert, expanding Chile’s burgeoning renewable…

September 24, 2021

United States to assist LAC increase renewable energy capacity

The United States announced that it would provide assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean so as to significantly increase renewable energy…

September 15, 2021

Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy announces its first investment in solar energy in Jamaica with Soléco Energy

Impact asset manager Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy (DISE), is thrilled to announce its first investment in solar energy in Jamaica.  An…