Caribbean Clean Energy News

October 16, 2020

BP may cut oil supply to Caribbean refinery if it stays idle

In a Reuters exclusive, the Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, may lose its main supplier of crude, oil major BP, if it isn’t…

October 16, 2020

Barbados Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency partners with CARICOM

The Barbados-based Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)  has signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to be the lead…

October 16, 2020

IRENA and CDF partner on energy transition funding for Caribbean islands

IRENA and CDF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support a transition from fossil-fuel dependency to a more resilient and sustainable low…

October 15, 2020

Incoming Ministers of Energy from Jamaica and Barbados confirm for CREF Virtual

We are pleased to announce that the incoming Ministers of Energy from Jamaica and Barbados have confirmed they will participate as speakers at CREF…

October 10, 2020

Development prospects for Latin America and the Caribbean in a post-COVID-19 world

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Latin American Network for the study of Learning Systems, Innovation and Skills…

October 10, 2020

IDB Loans $200M To Aid Business Climate in Bahamas

The IDB approved a $200M loan to boost the business climate to would support the Bahamian Blue Economy, which features sea-based industries such as…

October 10, 2020

Largest Debt Issuance by a Private Company in Central America

Clifford Chance has advised the Panamanian subsidiaries of Fortune 500 power company AES on the issuance of $1.38 billion in 10-year bonds, the…

October 10, 2020

How to power a resilient future across the Caribbean

Distributed energy resources can be the key to improve the sustainability and resilience of the Caribbean’s energy systems, according to the…

October 10, 2020

Latin American Countries Cooperate In Innovative Plan To Tackle Climate Change In Arid Regions

Brazil launched the Dryland Adaptation Knowledge Initiative in the Gran Chaco Americano, which is shared by Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, to…