Caribbean Clean Energy News

October 18, 2021

The battle for solar power in Puerto Rico

Campaigners say rooftop solar and storage system should be rolled out more widely to tackle Puerto Rico’s energy crisis and the global climate…

October 14, 2021

What the Caribbean Needs from COP26

Nowhere in the world needs COP26 to deliver more than the Caribbean. As the effects of climate change accelerate, New Energy asked key figures from…

October 14, 2021

Financing pipeline for Caribbean solar projects

Soleco Energy looks to secure US$25mn (syndicated amount US$11.1mn, financing amount US$13.9mn) for a portfolio of distributed generation assets in…

October 14, 2021

Caribbean countries to benefit from new IDB energy initiative to be announced at COP26

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it will create a financing instrument dedicated to expanding energy access, supporting energy…

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…