Caribbean Clean Energy News

September 14, 2021

Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?

In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead, write Yesenia Rivera,…

September 10, 2021

Pros and cons for El Salvador, the first bitcoin nation

El Salvador became the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans…

September 10, 2021

A regional agreement for healthy eco-systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Five Nations including Costa Rica – the country where the Escazú Agreement was adopted – announced publicly working towards a proposal for UN…

September 10, 2021

Inter-American Dialogue launches task force on climate change in the Northern Triangle

The Inter-American Dialogue has launched a task force to tackle climate change in the Northern Triangle. The countries of Central America’s Northern…

September 7, 2021

MPC Energy Solutions selects EPC contractor for the construction of new 21 MW solar power plants in El Salvador

MPC Energy Solutions has selected ISOTRON SA, part of Spanish Grupo ISASTUR, as EPC contractor for the construction of its Santa Rosa & Villa Sol…

September 7, 2021

Costa Rica seeks to gain offshore wind knowledge

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said on Wednesday that it is working together with Costa Rican energy agencies to establish a route for offshore…

September 7, 2021

Colombia’s renewables auction attracts 107 participants

Colombia’s third renewable energy auction drew interest from 107 companies seeking pre-qualification, SIN grid operator XM Compania de Expertos en…

September 1, 2021

Building a microgrid that stands its ground in the storm-tossed Caribbean

Microgrids act as an alternative, incorporating cleaner fuel sources, such as solar, and cutting the costs of fuel from diesel. Equally important, new…

September 1, 2021

Colombia’s ISA receives permit for Caribbean grid link

Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA) has received an environmental permit for its Sabanalarga-Bolívar transmission project in northern Colombia, according…