Caribbean Clean Energy News

January 7, 2021

Utility to operate as private company despite Grenada owning majority shares

  Grenada’s Finance Minister Gregory Bowen says the light and power company in that Caribbean country, Grenlec, will continue to operate as a…

December 29, 2020

WRB/GPP reach settlement with Government of Grenada, transfer Grenlec shares

WRB Enterprises (WRB) and Grenada Private Power Limited (GPP) announced it had executed a Settlement Agreement with the Government of Grenada agreeing…

December 21, 2020

National electricity loss reduction plan consultancy in Jamaica

The Inter-American Development Bank has published a call for proposal for a project in Jamaica to support the recovery of the energy sector from…

December 21, 2020

Dominican Republic authorizes studies for 200MW solar project

The Dominican Republic’s national energy commission, CNE,  has greenlighted studies for a large-scale solar park in San Pedro de Macorís…

December 14, 2020

Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and Leclanché break ground on Caribbean’s largest solar generation and storage system

The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, the state-owned St. Kitts Electric Company and Switzerland’s Leclanché SA  have broken ground…

December 10, 2020

World Bank provides funds for agriculture resiliency in Haiti, flood risk management in Guyana

The World Bank has approved more than US$33 million for two Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries to further develop the agricultural sector and…

December 9, 2020

Renewables could help Caribbean islands become more hurricane-resilient

Solar panels connected to microgrids can come back online quickly after a storm, says Kaitlyn Bunker from the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute.…

December 8, 2020

Over $1.2 million announced for restoration of coral reefs in U.S. and Caribbean waters

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)  announced $1.2 million in grants to support community-based efforts to improve the health and…

December 2, 2020

Sovereign Pacific launches $500M Fund for the Caribbean

Sovereign Pacific Capital, an Asia wealth and asset management organization established a  $500 million Sovereign Pacific Fund, in…