Caribbean Clean Energy News

August 1, 2024

DOE loan guarantee to finance Puerto Rico’s largest solar and battery storage project

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced an US$861 million loan guarantee to finance 200 MW of solar and 285 MW of grid storage in Puerto Rico.…

July 19, 2024

IDB Invest considers equity investment in Caribbean community resilience fund

IDB Invest is considering an equity investment of up to US$5 million in the Caribbean Community Resilience Fund (CCRF), managed by Sygnus Capital Ltd.…

July 19, 2024

St. Kitts and Nevis launches ‘SKN-100’ project for rapid energy sector decarbonisation

St. Kitts and Nevis (SKN) has launched the ‘SKN-100’ project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aimed at achieving 100%…

July 19, 2024

Grenada forms task force to push for climate disaster compensation

Grenada is creating a task force to advocate for compensation for damage from climate change-related natural disasters affecting itself and other…

July 5, 2024

Barbados plans to boost onshore wind power expansion

The Government of Barbados, with the support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is ramping up its climate change mitigation and energy…

July 5, 2024

The Bahamas requires US$500 million to modernize the electrical grid

The Bahamas has identified a need of nearly US$500 million in capital expenditure to update the electrical grid. The government aims to address high…

July 5, 2024

Dominican Republic approves new solar projects with storage

The National Energy Commission (CNE) of the Dominican Republic granted a definitive concession for the 83.4 MW/101.6 MWp Ardavin Solar project, which…

July 5, 2024

Guyana launches tender for utility-scale solar and battery storage projects

Guyana’s Public Utility (GPL) has initiated a tender for three utility-scale solar PV and battery storage projects, totaling 15 MWp of solar…

June 19, 2024

Seabased to Develop 10 MW Wave Power Park in Barbados for Green Hydrogen R&D

Dublin based company, Seabased, has entered into an MoU with the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) to develop a wave power park…